Category: Technology

robot, work, unemployment, WALL-E
1 month ago Chris Oestereich

Will Robots Do Our Work?

For millennia, everything was done by human hand and so a good work ethic was an important value to ingrain into society. The field was not going to sow itself, nor would the house be self-built. Each had to pull their own weight to ensure their basic needs were met.
Since the first stone tools were used, technology has been augmenting work. It typically creeps in at a pace that is not broadly disruptive, but it occasionally lurches forward in periods we call “industrial revolutions”.

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11 months ago Chris Oestereich

Something is Rotten on YouTube

I recently read something bewildering, “Something is wrong on the internet,” by James Bridle. The part cast a light on some dark corners on YouTube. (No, it’s not that. It’s far stranger.) You can go read the post, but if you choose to do so, expect to end up feeling perplexed at best. And I’m not even […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!

 

14 May, 2017 Chris Oestereich

Tory Cuts Questioned as the NHS Gets Hit by Ransomware

The UK’s NHS got caught up in the major ransomware attack that hit computers around the world yesterday. In the wake of the attack, the Mirror is reporting that the Tories cut computer security funding from the NHS a year ago, despite being warned that doing so would leave thousands of government computers (and thus hospitals) vulnerable to […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!

 

27 Dec, 2015 Chris Oestereich

Techno-skeptics’ objection growing louder – The Washington Post

Techno-skeptics, or whatever you want to call them — “humanists” may be the best term — sense that human needs are getting lost in the tech frenzy, that the priorities have been turned upside down. They sense that there’s too much focus on making sure that new innovations will be good for the machines. Source: […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!

 

12 Dec, 2015 Chris Oestereich

How Fearful Should We Be of the Rise of the Robots?

“We are rushing headlong into the robotics revolution without consideration for the many unforeseen problems lying around the corner,” Professor Sharkey said. “It is time now to step back and think hard about the future of the technology before it sneaks up and bites us when we are least expecting it.” http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/how-fearful-should-we-be-about-the-rise-of-the-robots-a6770336.html How fearful should […]

If you found this intewpc. wicked problems collaborative, inequality, publisher, Brexit, universal basic incomesresting, I welcome you to check out my books. I'm currently finishing up the last part of the book on Brexit that I'm serializing. Parts (1) covering the challenges in the EU prior to the referendum, & 2) which dives into the primary factors that drove the referendum's result, are already out. Part 3, which covers the events and circumstances following the EU referendum in June 2016, is scheduled for late 2018.  The first book by the Wicked Problems Collaborative, an anthology titled, "What do we do about inequality?" is also available!