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The other of technology

Dilek Arli Cil (Maltepe): The Relation between Technology and Truth in Heidegger’s The Question Concerning Technology. How science-fiction became posthuman: Ralph Pordzik on anthropocentrism and the other of technology in the works of Wells, Gibson and Atwood. Marcus Wohlsen on tech’s hot new market: The poor. Jane Friedman interviews David Houle, author of Entering the Shift Age: The End of the Information Age and the New Era of Transformation. Farhad Majoo on how the Korean firm Samsung got to be the biggest tech company in the world. Rage Against the Machinima: As the stakes get higher on YouTube, video stars are finding safety and power in numbers. Joel Kotkin on the new places where America's tech future is taking shape. David J. Hill interviews Ray Kurzweil on AI and his new position at Google. Festooned with digital accessories that track everything from his heart rate to his footsteps to his sleep patterns, James Wolcott has plugged into the Quantified Self movement. Made by hand, learned online: To master home-spun skills, tens of thousands of women are signing up for Craftsy's interactive classes. Cade Metz on why hackers are so much funnier than you are.