Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Lecture: Contemplative Computing
- Sponsored by:
- College Libraries and Center for Teaching, Learning and Research
Computers, smartphones, and the Internet all promised to make us smarter, more connected, and more productive; but all too often living with them leaves us feeling busier, more distracted, and more unfocused. Responses to this have ranged from negative (technologies are dehumanizing and antisocial) to positive (computers are rewiring our brains to read status updates rather than Steinbeck) to fatalistic (progress is unstoppable). In this talk, I present an alternative view. Humans have used technologies to extend our minds and augment our abilities for hundreds of millennia.
Wilson Hall, McCullough Student Center
