Technology – Page 23 – Kester Brewin

Apple 9 this Weds | The Price We Pay for Technology is Alienation

Nov 15, 2010

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in Apple, Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Emerging Church, Philosophy, Technology

Apple – the series of talks trying to think more deeply about technology – is back this Weds with the 9th event (7:30pm, The Betsey Trotwood, 56 Farringdon Road). The title is ‘Digital Obesity’ and will be a panel discussion with Simon Jenkins of ShipOfFools, Gavin O’Carrol from the Digital Health Service and Vaux’s own…

If…

Oct 27, 2010

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in Poems, Technology

If… If you can keep your place when all around you Are losing theirs and blaming it on viruses, If you can be trusted to be taken to the beach And have sand and ice cream thrown at you And still be dusted down and lose nothing, If you can wait months for me to…

The ‘Senior Companion’ | Immortal Cyborgs for the Lonely Elderly

Oct 25, 2010

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in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Emerging Church, Technology, Theology

When you get old, do you think you’ll be lonely? Do you think you’ll want someone to talk to and reminisce with? Naturally, someone has come up with a technological solution… the ‘Senior Companion.’ Very interesting piece in this month’s Prospect. The ‘Senior Companion’ is a ‘a conversational agent designed to interact with a person…

The Social Network | Taking Facebook into Public Ownership

Oct 18, 2010

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in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Technology

I went to see The Social Network the other night, and have been mulling on it since. I have to say, I didn’t really fancy the thought of going to see a film about Facebook, but the reviews have been very good, and I’m a fan of Aaron Sorkin. It’s actually very funny, and very…

Changing Educational… and Theological… Paradigms

Oct 14, 2010

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in Arts, Church, Education, Philosophy, Technology, Theology

Another quite brilliant animation from the RSA – this time of a lecture by Sir Ken Robinson. It’s on changing educational paradigms, but the applications to changing theological ones are there for the taking. Beautifully done, and very very inspiring.

Social Media and the Illusion of Action

Oct 14, 2010

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in Blogs | Social Networks | New Media, Emerging Church, Philosophy, Technology, Theology

Excellent time at Apple 8 last night. Dr Luke Bretherton gave a very very good presentation on the place of social media in political action, framing it in terms of the co-evolutionary history of technology and political engagement/communication. The audio and slides should be up this evening. One of the most interesting points was about…

Category: Technology

Apple 9 this Weds | The Price We Pay for Technology is Alienation

If…

The ‘Senior Companion’ | Immortal Cyborgs for the Lonely Elderly

The Social Network | Taking Facebook into Public Ownership

Changing Educational… and Theological… Paradigms

Social Media and the Illusion of Action