The Frailest Thing: History and Philosophy of Technology

1 Kranzberg's Laws Of Technology Dr. Melvin Kranzberg was a professor of the history of technology at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the founding editor of Technology and Culture .

2 The Hidden Costs Technological Shortcuts I once had a discussion with students about the desirability of instantly acquired knowledge or expertise.

3 American Technological Sublime: Our Civil Religion David Nye is the author of American Technological Sublime (1995), a classic work in the history of technology.

4 “Does Technology Drive History?”: A Brief Review Having worked through the essays collected in this volume, one may be tempted to conclude that the title question finally dissolves into a debate...

5 Christianity and the History of Technology: A Review Essay Introduction Since the mid-twentieth century, there has been a sustained, if modest, scholarly conversation about the relationship...

6 The World of Tomorrow, Inc. “Man’s temples typify his concepts. I cherish the thought that America stands on the threshold of a great awakening.

7 Technology and Perception Ubiquitous realities tend to fade from view. They are, paradoxically, too pervasive to be noticed.

8 What Motivates the Tech Critic Some time ago, I confessed my deeply rooted Arcadian disposition.

9 What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Technology? I’ve been of two minds with regards to the usefulness of the word technology .

10 10 Points of Unsolicited Advice for Tech Writers 1. Don’t be a Borg . The development, deployment, and adoption of any given technology does not unfold independently of human action. 2.

11 Why A Life Made Easier By Technology May Not Be Happier Tim Wu, of the Columbia Law School, has been writing a series of reflections on technological evolution for Elements, the New...

12 Humanist Technology Criticism “Who are the humanists, and why do they dislike technology so much?” That’s what Andrew McAfee wants to know .

13 The Technological Origins of Protestantism, or the Martin Luther Tech Myth This year marks the 500th anniversary of the start of the Protestant Reformation.

14 How (Not) to Learn From the History of Technology One of the first things I wrote on this blog nearly eight years ago, on an “About” page that has since been significantly abbreviated, was that we...

15 Cyborg Discourse is Useless In “Why Silicon Valley Can’t Fix Itself,” Ben Tarnoff and Moira Weigel critically engage with one response to the tech backlash, the emergence of Center for Humane...

16 Idols of Silicon and Data In 2015, former Google and Uber engineer, Anthony Levandowski, founded a nonprofit called Way of the Future in order to develop an AI god and promote its worship.

17 Technology and the Great War Today marks the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, which brought the Great War to an end.