A Fresh Look At The Luddite Movement

"'Luddite' should never have become the epithet that it is as the Luddites were never afraid of or opposed to technological advancement, they only opposed the exploitation of workers and the degradation to society that came with the unfair distribution of the benefits of the targeted technology."

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New Tech and the Luddite Movement

The Worsening Of Attention Span

"How long can you focus on a thought – or anything – without being interrupted by your flashing phone? With a powerful distraction inches away, many people find their ability to focus has dwindled to a matter of minutes, according to our next guest. New York Times bestselling author Johann Hari explores the importance of attention and how it has been “stolen” in his latest book. The author speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about what he has found."

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Are You Having Trouble Paying Attention?

Privacy In The Era Of High-Tech

"Nita Farahany is a professor at Duke Law School and one of the nation's leading scholars on the social, ethical and legal implications of emerging technologies. Preet speaks with Farahany about how advances in brain monitoring devices will impact the workplace and courtroom, whether a 'gene for violence' exists, and how A.I. is influencing bail and sentencing decisions."

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Is there a right to privacy of thought?

What Science And Technology Has Produced

"Technology is a core component of the human experience. We have been creating tools to help us tame the physical world since the early days of our species.

"Any attempt to count down the most important technological inventions is certainly debatable, but here are some major advancements that should probably be on any such list (in chronological order):"

Top 20 Greatest Inventions of All Time