The Future Does Not Compute, Transcending the Machines in Our Midst
Reveals many reasons why we should not just accept the promises of a technological paradise without reflecting on its consequences.
Tag(s): Hackers and Computer Philosophy
Publication date: 11 May 1995
ISBN-10: 1565920856
ISBN-13: 9781565920859
Paperback: 500 pages
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The Future Does Not Compute, Transcending the Machines in Our Midst
About The Author(s)
Stephen L. Talbott is a senior researcher at the Nature Institute and the editor of NetFuture, an online newsletter about technology and human responsibility which the New York Times has called an “undiscovered national treasure.” Mr. Talbott also serves as editor of In Context, the Nature Institute’s twice-yearly hardcopy journal.
Before coming to the Nature Institute, Mr. Talbott did software work and technical writing for engineering organizations of computer manufacturers, ran a family organic farm in Oregon, and completed academic work in philosophy.
Mr. Talbott’s primary undertaking right now is a critique of conventional science with a view toward establishing the foundations of a new, qualitative science. This project, which requires an extraordinarily radical assessment of contemporary habits of thought, is discussed in more detail on the Nature Institute’s website here.
Stephen L. Talbott is a senior researcher at the Nature Institute and the editor of NetFuture, an online newsletter about technology and human responsibility which the New York Times has called an “undiscovered national treasure.” Mr. Talbott also serves as editor of In Context, the Nature Institute’s twice-yearly hardcopy journal.
Before coming to the Nature Institute, Mr. Talbott did software work and technical writing for engineering organizations of computer manufacturers, ran a family organic farm in Oregon, and completed academic work in philosophy.
Mr. Talbott’s primary undertaking right now is a critique of conventional science with a view toward establishing the foundations of a new, qualitative science. This project, which requires an extraordinarily radical assessment of contemporary habits of thought, is discussed in more detail on the Nature Institute’s website here.