The Diminishing Value Of Human Beings In Modern Society
As the world in which we live becomes increasingly transformed by technology, it becomes increasingly important for us to try and identify and then preserve that which is essentially human …
Ciencia y Tecnología
When There Are No More Stories To Tell
One thing that a human being needs in order to make his life meaningful is stories. I am not just talking about the stories that an adult tells a child …
El smartphone, la tablet y el Shabat
Hace casi cuatro años, Tiffany Shlain propuso una idea aparentemente absurda a su marido. Ella lo llamó Tecnología de Shabat. Ella no presentaba, a pesar de lo que el nombre …
Protecting Human Jobs From Computers And Robots
One of the more interesting aspects of writing a column about the application of social philosophy to the rapidly changing situation within modern technology is that I am forced to …
The Obstacles To Real Human Connection On Skype
One of the most important trends in psychotherapy in recent years has been the appropriation of Skype as a medium for therapeutic encounter between therapist and patient. No longer does …
De ciencia en las humanidades
En un artículo anterior se habló de la virtual batalla entre las ciencias y las humanidades, que durante la segunda mitad del siglo XIX ha tenido como síntesis el surgimiento …
The Machines That Seem To Understand Us
An ongoing theme in my articles has been how interaction with complex modern machines affects the psychological development of human beings. I have discussed how, for young humans, complex modern …
Trying To Guarantee The Existence Of Immortality
One of the themes in my articles has been the human’s awareness of his mortality. Humans, more than any other organism, have a unique level of consciousness as a result …
Los caminos de la innovación
El desarrollo tecnológico, con sus implicaciones es definitivamente necesario para el crecimiento económico sostenible y también para el desarrollo social, pero por mucho que nos digamos esta frase a veces …
