In this deeply thoughtful work, the author reviews humanity's technological dreams of improvement and destruction, finding both possibilities where others see only one or the other.
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In this deeply thoughtful work, the author reviews humanity's technological dreams of improvement and destruction, finding both possibilities where others see only one or the other.
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New. Steve Talbott identifies the peril of self-forgetfulness as 'the danger that we will descend to the level of the computational devices we have engineered. ' A software programmer turned researcher and editor for The Nature Institute, Talbott challenges us see technology in a new and perhaps unfamiliar light. The 'miracle' of technology stems not from the machine itself but from the human spirit that created it. The brilliance of our creation ultimately confronts us with choices and responsibilities that once lay in the domain of the gods-from nuclear weapons and genetic engineering to the promise of life-saving technologies. Within the human soul reside liberating devices 'that stand opposite the inner automatisms now resonating so powerfully with the external machinery of our lives. ' Talbott looks at how technical devices can play a positive role in human transformation and also lull us toward unconsciousness. Because technological prostheses seems irresistible when faced with our own limitations, Talbott juxtaposes technological thinking with the inner worlds of a blind man, a Down Syndrome family, and a community for the mentally handicapped. He examines the natural world as an educational resource and reports on the effect of computers, video games, and Internet content on the physical and mental development of children. It's not the glitches and failures of these tools that concerns him so much as their smooth-running, alluring efficiency. Ultimately, Talbott perceptively defends the wholeness of life, taking into account technology's part within it.
