Episode 8.14 The Real World of Technology—Examined
Discussing Ursula Franklin’s arguments regarding practical matters of technology and governance
Show Notes
- Cold War peace movement
- Peace movements in Canada
- Second-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately belongs to)
- Third-wave feminism (to which Dr. Franklin’s feminism approximately does not belong to):
- Oklahoma historically dumping stuff in rivers
- Arkansas historically dumping stuff in Oklahoma’s rivers
- Oklahoma contemporarily dumping stuff in rivers
Here’s the great cover of the book from the ’80s–note that at no time are floppy disks mentioned in the book.
Upcoming Books
- September (8.16 and 8.17): Evolution as a Religion: Strange Hopes and Stranger Fears, Mary Midgley
- October (8.18 and 8.19): Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology, Neil Postman
Credits
Music
- “Mission Plan” by Matthew Shaw. Used by permission, please don’t use without permission. We usually announce that on the show, but a temporary glitch corrupted that section of the podcast. Whoops. Also, learn more about Matthew Shaw, this song, and Stephen’s long and storied enthusiasm for Shaw’s work here.
- “Winning Slowly Theme” by Chris Krycho. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, meaning you can do whatever you want with this music… as long as you share it for others to likewise do what they want.
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