George Dyson and the Almost Apocalypse
“It really is an apocalyptic change,” said Dyson, referring to the power of the digital revolution. I recently attended a public talk by noted science historian and writer George Dyson as part of...
“It really is an apocalyptic change,” said Dyson, referring to the power of the digital revolution. I recently attended a public talk by noted science historian and writer George Dyson as part of...
Anthropocene / civilization / political analysis / political ecology / religion / science / technology
by chriscrews · Published 10/07/2012
This is part 3 in a three-part post reflecting on the Anthropocene and some of my dissertation research. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. So this last post is trying to...
education / political analysis / science / teaching / technology
by chriscrews · Published 03/30/2012
“Human beings, like any other component or subsystem, must be localized in a system of architecture whose basic modes of operation are probabilistic, statistical. No objects, space, or bodies are sacred in themselves;...
“…not only have economists, as a profession, failed to guide the world out of the crisis, they were also primarily responsible for leading us into it…The scandal of modern economics is that these...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.