Even in most difficult circumstances we have a choice. Yet regarding technological development – the key area of human endeavor in our times – it is regularly implied, that we have no choice other than to follow the inherent dynamics of technology’s evolution and consume its products. Swiss novelist Max Frisch once remarked, that the dignity of humans lies in free choice.
Read moreHow Much Might Do We Give Technology?
With the first steps towards a new technology a kind of cultural knee-jerk reaction sets in and a more or less linear path is eagerly imagined by which that technology must be improved and applied. Human values and our ability to consider essential tradeoffs do not play a part in these visions.
Read moreWhat are Einstein’s and Hawking’s Key Insights?
When we think of Albert Einstein or Stephen Hawking, what comes to our minds? We would probably first think of Einstein’s glowing white hair and Hawking’s famous computer-generated voice, and that both are world-renowned physicists. But regarding our human circumstances and destiny, are we paying attention to the most relevant aspects of their insights?
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