experienceIf faith was taken out of the equation and all an individual would have to do is submit to God’s will to be saved, why would she turn down paradise? Michael Tolkin’s 1991 film, The Rapture, asks this question, but there are no easy answers.
What Are Friends?
Twenty years ago, a friend was someone you saw and interacted with regularly, almost exclusively in person. With today’s social networks, we are more connected than any generation before, but that doesn’t necessarily make us better friends.
Point! Scan! Buy!
Why go through all the trouble to talk to someone when your phone can do all the work? Pretty soon we’ll be able to just Point! Scan! Buy!
Worshipping Our Technology
Consumers might be sacrificing their health worshipping technology. Are we all in danger of “text neck,” or is this just a way for chiropractors to make a buck?
How Will Twitter’s Self-Censorship Play Out?
In late January, Twitter announced its ability to reactively censor itself in a more narrow and specific manner. Many people are demonizing Twitter for even considering censoring itself.
A Giant Stumbles
Last Thursday, Eastman Kodak announced it was exiting the digital camera business. What happened to the company that brought photography to the masses?
CHAT Festival: A Celebration of the Extension of Senses
Duke University CHAT Festival — Collaborations: Humanities, Art and Technology — showcased panel discussions, art displays and research projects that focused on the use of digital technologies as a means to express concepts that traditionally manifest themselves through the archaic definition of the arts.
The “Burning Man” and Virtual Reality
In an article entitled “Burning Man”, published in the February 2012 issue of GQ magazine, Jay Kirk describes the reality of a veteran upon his return home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Digital Ownership: Who Owns Whom?
Buying music on iTunes is a pain. It’s not that choosing music to purchase hurts. The pain is in choosing music outside of my well-worn path that’s worthy of my dough. I enjoy finding new music. But purchasing the wrong song or album means that I’m stuck with my bad decision.
90 Days without Technology
Jake Reilly gave up his cell phone, emails, all social media, and even television for 90 days, titling his experiment “The Amish Project.”