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Seventh International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society

Published on April 30, 2010 in Conference. 0 Comments

25-27 March  2011
Universidad del País Vasco – Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, Bilbao, Spain tclogo1

Call for Papers

If you intend to present a paper at the Conference, your participation
begins with submission of a paper proposal. For information on proposals,
presentation types, and other options, see:
http://techandsoc.com/conference-2011/call-for-papers/. To submit
a proposal, see:
http://techandsoc.com/conference-2011/call-for-papers/. Please note that if your proposal is accepted, you will then need to register for the Conference.

Registration

Those who submit paper proposals should register following the acceptance of
the proposal. Conference delegates who do not intend to present may register
at any time. For registration options or to register for the 2011
Technology Conference, see:
http://techandsoc.com/conference-2011/register/.

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Steve Jobs and Rupert Murdoch: Let’s Sue the Internet

Published on March 24, 2010 in Conference. 0 Comments

From Michael Wolff, Newser

Apple is suing HTC, the premier manufacturer of Android-based phones, including Google’s Nexus One. And Rupert Murdoch is suing Google—or so he says.
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It’s the suing phase, when the tough guys lose their cool.

We’ve been here before.

At the peak of its creative powers, Apple sued Microsoft, claiming that Windows was a Mac rip-off, which it was. The suit became Apple’s raison d’etre, tied up the company’s psychic energy and hopes and dreams for years, and sorely inhibited its creative powers. And then it lost.

It’s a Steve thing. Not just a temper tantrum. But an operatic one. It’s Steve Jobs’ signature: pride and paranoia. Behind it, too, is the motivation of all great competitors—they really don’t want to compete, they want the market for themselves. Now it’s Google, rather than Microsoft, copying him. It’s Google’s phone he’s out to get. He’s pissed off: Google controls the Internet and all he controls is his rotten phone.

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Report Shows Vital Role of Social Networks for the Disabled

Published on March 24, 2010 in Conference and News. 0 Comments

reader_logoFrom Claire Cain Miller in The New York Times:

A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.

For many people, social networks are a place for idle chatter about what they made for dinner or cute pictures of their pets. But for people living with chronic diseases or disabilities, they play a more vital role.

“It’s really literally saved my life, just to be able to connect with other people,” said Sean Fogerty, 50, who has multiple sclerosis, is recovering from brain cancer and spends an hour and a half each night talking with other patients online.

People fighting chronic illnesses are less likely than others to have Internet access, but when compared to people of the same demographic group, they are more likely to blog or participate in online discussions about health problems, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Internet and American Life Project and the California HealthCare Foundation.

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Berlin Technology conference to host philosophy and history of science professor – Alfred Nordmann

Published on September 29, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

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Alfred Nordmann, Technical University Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany
After receiving his Ph.D. in Hamburg (1986) and serving on the faculty of the Philosophy Department at the University of South Carolina (1988-2002), Alfred Nordmann became Professor of Philosophy and History of Science at Darmstadt Technical University. His historical interests concern the negotiation of contested fields of scientific knowledge such as theories of electricity and chemistry in the 18th century, mechanics, evolutionary biology, and sociology in the 19th century, nursing science and nanoscale research in the 20th century. In particular, he studied the scientific contributions of Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, Antoine Lavoisier, Joseph Priestley, Charles Darwin, William Bateson, Heinrich Hertz, and Herbert Gleiter. His epistemological interests concern the trajectory that leads from Immanuel Kant via Heinrich Hertz and Ludwig Wittgenstein to contemporary analyses of models, simulations, and visualizations. From 2003 until 2009 he was president of the Lichtenberg Society. More…

Visiting Harvard physicist and philosopher, Dr. Karim Gherab Martín, speaking on Technology in Berlin

Published on August 24, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Karim Gherab Martín, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
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Dr. Karim Gherab Martín is a physicist and philosopher of science and technology. For the 2008 and 2009 academic years, he was in Cambridge, USA as a visiting research scholar in the Department of Philosophy at Harvard University. His previous experience includes teaching at the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid and working for many years as an IT consultant in Spain and Latin America. In addition to teaching, he also worked for the Government of Madrid writing strategical reports. (More…)

2010 Technology Conference – Accommodation

Published on August 7, 2009 in Conference. 0 Comments

Accommodation for the 2010 Technology Conference in Berlin, Germany may now be booked. Please see the Conference Accommodation webpage for more information.