Hello and welcome to Topics and Perspectives in Emerging Technology! I’m looking forward to having a productive semester in which we have a chance to think through how technology shapes … Continue
Gaia theory, crop engineering …
On engineering crops … Holding multiple truths simultaneously.
Vandana Shiva: How to decolonize the global economy
Can we engineer crops to withstand climate change?
Class … Continue
Can synthetic biology save the planet?
Synthetic biology -What it is and Why it Matters by Alistair Elfick and Drew Endy (read 1-5)
Can Synthetic Engineering Save the Planet?
On engineering … Continue
Project check in. Presentations are on April 5th!
Wrapping up and moving on.
Before Everyone Was Talking About Decentralization, Decentralization Was Talking to Everyone… Continue
Today’s agenda:
Go over midterm topics.
As we head into election season, I do think it’s important to consider propaganda, disinformation/ and misinformation.
Screening: Disinfo Discussions: The Fundamentals with danah … Continue
Hi all,
Continuing with AI
Here are some topics being discussed:
- Copyright, Opensource, Scraping
- Algorithmic Bias / surveillance
- Environmental concerns
- Future unintended Consequences/Paperclip problem AI and the paperclip problem/Singularity
The ethics behind machine learning and AI – surveillance, and governance
Today think about AI and try to think through some of the ethics behind it.
Before we jump in let’s … Continue
I would like to spend the first part of class peer reviewing your essays. We will break up into small groups and each group member will drop a link to … Continue
Technology as a lived Experience:
How has networked technology changed how we experience and understand an aspect of our humanity in the world? Using your thesis sentence as … Continue
Hello all,
Welcome back! Excited to see you all on Friday!
Quick reminder: Today we’ll be meeting on Zoom: Here’s our permanent link:
https://pratt.zoom.us/j/94983539221
Quick Review: What are the multiple … Continue