The Politics of STS (don’t exist)

Issues of science and technology are intertwined with politics, economics, and social issues. It’s not just about what we do with the power of science and technology, it’s about who holds that power and to what ends is it used. But STS itself is not political…

Two Ways of Thinking About Technological Problems

One of the central issues that interests me in STS is the debate over blaming technology. When we look around us in our modern world and see aspects that have changed for the worse due to some manifestation of “progress”, we necessarily start trying to figure out where the fault lies. This is what brought me to STS. But I concede that the answer isn’t simple. If our technology is making our lives worse, who or what is to blame? Where is the root of the problem?

Digital Disconnections

Resistance and Revolt from Yesterday to Today If you were to take someone from the early nineteenth century and drop them into our present Western society, the most dramatic shock for them would likely be to see the incredible advancements in technology surrounding...

Depth in Digital Entertainment

How Anti-Social Technology Sometimes Wins Us Over We often look at technology, but we don’t always see it. Today, as new ways of viewing and interacting with images proliferate through our society, the most visible new technologies are showing up in the popular use of...