Mario Coccia (CNR): A Theory of Classification and Evolution of Technologies Within a Generalized Darwinism. From PUP, the introduction to Gods and Robots: Myths, Machines, and Ancient Dreams of Technology by Adrienne Mayor; and the first chapter from The Discrete Charm of the Machine: Why the World Became Digital by Ken Steiglitz. Zoltan Boldizsar Simon (Bielefeld): History Begins in the Future: On Historical Sensibility in the Age of Technology. Is this the end of the age of Apple? We need the next wave of innovation, and we need it now. When the tech mythology collapses: The industry’s fall from grace may feel unprecedented, but we have a model for what happens when a beloved industry fails us. Big Tech may look troubled, but it’s just getting started.
Mark Graham (Oxford): There are No Rights “in” Cyberspace. Michele Loi and Markus Christen (Zurich): Big Data and the Morality of Inclusion. The perils of big data: Caitlin Rosenthal on how crunching numbers can lead to moral blunders. Top universities join to push “public interest technology”. Kevin P. Lee reviews Technology and the Virtues: A Philosophical Guide to a Future Worth Wanting by Shannon Vallor.
