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Further Readings
Baudrillard, J. (2005). The system of objects. New York: Verso Press.
An important philosophical work in understanding the value placed on objects within contemporary society.
Bauer, J. M., & Knieps, G. (2018). Complementary innovation and network neutrality. Telecommunications Policy, 42(2), 172-183. doi:10.1016/j.telpol.2017.11.006
This read article examines net neutrality and its relevance to innovation.
Crary, J. (2013). 24/7: Late capitalism and the ends of sleep. London: UK: Verso.
This critique of late capitalist societies points out that social and natural rhythms have become subsumed under the machine-like structure of a society in which people are expected to be available all day, every day.
Eveleth, R. (2019, October 8). The biggest lie tech people tell themselves - and the rest of us.
This article notes that the ideal of technological progress is driven by narrow corporate concerns and not by those of the general public.
Schulte, B. (2014). Overwhelmed: Work, love and play when no one has the time. Toronto: Harper Collins.
Schulte offers a funny and revelatory view of the multi-faceted stresses that are tearing our lives apart, and concrete suggestions for how to find peace and well-being in the midst of it all.
Recommended Websites
UNESCO’s Ethics of Science and Technology Programme
http://en.unesco.org/themes/ethics-science-and-technology
Created with the establishment of the World Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), this site documents UNESCO’s attempt to create a dialogue for understanding science and technology within an ethical framework.
Centre for Ethics and Technology
Based in the Netherlands, the 3TU. Centre for Ethics and Technology is a research-oriented collaboration by three Dutch universities dedicated to the study of ethics in science and technology. The site contains a publication database, areas of research, and a list of key members.
Moral Machine
As mentioned in the text of chapter 12, this website asks the user to become a “judge” and wrestle with the moral implications of certain dilemmas: the results help explore how we weigh certain societal values, and people.
Net Neutrality
https://www.ted.com/talks/jonathan_zein_net_neutrality
Jonathan Zein discusses one of the complex issues surrounding the contemporary net neutrality debate: the fact that few people understand what it means, even after a decade’s worth of discourse.