Research and musings about wellbeing, ethical tech & the human condition
Where are we going, and why are we doing this? – is the question that comes to mind when I think about big tech these days. Usually there is a “f***” in there too. Why the F are we doing this? Why, as a society, are we choosing this? What in the world is going […]
Read More Blundering into OblivionWe live in some interesting times. Digital technologies effortlessly connect us to strangers and loved ones all over the world. Artificial intelligence and automation is becoming smarter and more capable, reducing the need for human labor or even human-to-human interaction. Planet Earth is teetering on crisis – climate change threatening famine, war, natural disasters and […]
Read More The Future of Humanity: Losing and finding ourselves againLet me start with a confession. A (not-so) well-kept secret. In the five years since I’ve started this blog, this is the first post I’ve written about technology. The very first. This might make me a terrible computer scientist. Or it might make me a really focused one. Let me explain. Researcher Dr. Eric Baumer […]
Read More Addictive technologies and the race for our attention
