today's lecture

August 6 – Kevin Henry (Art & Design)
The title of the talk could be: The Many Ironies of Technology.
The content will be a brief exploration of the way in which technologies are both liberating and confining, life affirming and life threatening, life enhancing and life diminishing. I will talk about the ways in which technology (which I define as anything that amplifies or extends our abilities as humans- including the pencil, the printing press, the ipod, etc.) can radically alter not only our lives (for good and bad) but more importantly our habits, outlooks, and ways of doing things and how it often takes a generation or more to even notice the change. I will also talk about the ways in which humans embrace and battle these changes.