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"He believes that although technology can objectively decrease risk of a particular kind or make us feel less vulnerable in particular way, any technology that decreases some kind of risk also introduces new risks, thereby altering the ways in which we are at risk and experience vulnerability. Thus, rather than think of the human-technology dialectic as a process that makes humans less vulnerable, it is better conceptualized, he believes, as a process of transformation--a process that transforms human vulnerability."

The only problem is, as Edward O. Wilson so succinctly put it, "we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and godlike technology." So how do we overcome our Paleolithic emotions (like fear, jealousy, and greed) and our medieval institutions (US health care, anyone?) to deploy our godlike technologies?

"As technology renders jobs obsolete, what will keep us busy? Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari examines 'the useless class' and a new quest for purpose"

Brilliant find Roland, will some help the rest of us to participate here, or have they done so already and I missed it? Thanks again.

For the Deparment Blockchain and Distributed Stuff

Title: Facebook worker living in garage to Zuckerberg: challenges are right outside your door Excerpt: As the Facebook CEO travels across the US to 'learn about people's hopes and challenges', the cafeteria workers at his company struggle to make en…

You can immerse yourself in a Zoom monastery

Video-conferencing firm's clients include the US government, Amnesty International and Spotify. A Norwegian videoconferencing company whose technology is used by the US government, Amnesty International, Spotify and PayPal is seeking to raise $200m in what could be the largest software IPO in Scandinavia.

"What is a human? What are social relations? Thinking about robotics and artificial intelligence is dealing with big philosophical questions. uni:view talked to Mark Coeckelbergh, philosopher of technology, about the ethics of robotics, his daily work and personal balance."

can blockchain enable a true sharing economy as opposed to, say, Uber?

developing shared practice and changing behavior in transparent workplaces structured by reputation

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked https://t.co/u3VerGKEHQ

"documents the downward trend in the labor share of income since the early 1990s, as well as its heterogeneous evolution across countries, industries, and workers of different skill groups, using newly assembled data for a large sample of advanced and emerging market and developing economies. The chapter then analyzes the forces behind these trends. Technological progress, reflected in the steep decline in the relative price of investment goods, along with varying exposure to routine-based occupations, explains about half the overall decline in advanced economies, with a larger negative impact on the earnings of middle-skilled workers. "

Typing or mouse clicking just by using your brain. Listening through your skin. That's what they dream about at Facebook.