BY: MADELINE MAGUIRE

TECHNOLOGY

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INITIAL THOUGHTS

• Originally, I had a narrow understanding of what the term technology meant and what it actually applied to.
• I thought of it only in terms of digital technologies such as phones, computers, and other electronics.
• I knew it was going to be a rich and generative term because of how immersed society and reliant society has become on it

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INVESTIGATING THE TERM

Techne: “art, skill, craft, or the way, manner, or means by which a thing is gained”

Logos: “word, the utterance by which inward thought is expressed, a saying, or an expression”

Definition: words or discourse about the way things are gained.

Examples: politics and art

GREEK ROOTS

German engineers coin the term “technic” meaning the “totality of tools, machines, systems and processes used in the practice arts and engineering.”

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Intersects with the Industrial Revolution and begins to refer to machinery and other inventions.

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Examples: telegraph, steam engine, telephone

19TH CENTURY

1950s-1970s: the Digital Revolution occurs and technology evolves from mechanics and analog to digital, and this is where we see computers emerge.

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MID 20TH CENTURY

“The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.”�

“Machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge.”

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“The branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences.”

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CURRENT

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CONNECTIONS

TECHNOLOGY

MEDIA

MULTIMODALITY

AI

INTERTEXTUALITY

CIRCULATION

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Public Transport Bus vs. Driverless Car

01.

TRANSPORTATION

iPhone vs. Satellites

02.

COMMUNICATION

MRI vs. Syringes

03.

MEDICAL

Projector vs. pencils

04.

EDUCATION

TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION

TV vs. Virtual Reality

05.

ENTERTAINMENT

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TAKEAWAYS

Technology builds off of other technologies

Many technologies need other technologies to function properly

Technology makes life easier and more convenient, but also cuts out basic human interactions.

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iPHONE

Cell Towers

Battery

Internet

Apps

Satellite connection

Wireless Speakers

Touch Screen

Sensors

Face ID

SIM Card

Camera

Flashlight

Video/Audio Calling

Siri

Forerunners: telegraph, radio, telephone, flip phone, “smartphone”

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GLIMPSE AT THE FUTURE?

Genetically altered humans: editing out poor eyesight, congenital diseases, baldness, etc.

Designer Babies

Turning dead things into robots. Currently being explored at Rice University where they turned a dead spider into a robot-like gripper.

Necrobotics

Advances in AR hardware, becoming more implemented and popularized in society, combining it with AI features.

Augmented Reality

Merging or implanting AI or other technologies into the human body.

Cyborg Technology

HOW FAR IS TOO FAR?

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THE END. . .

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