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 / environmental politics / political analysis / political ecology / pop culture / science / technology / theory
by chriscrews · Published 09/02/2012 · Last modified 06/18/2020
In short, this project is looking at the concept of the Anthropocene, a scientific proposal to designate a new geologic epoch covering the past ~250 yrs that would mark the increasing impacts of...
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;...
The Adventures of Mr. Chris is a collection of personal reflections, scholarly ruminations, travel adventures, and cultural analysis.