It would seem as if Martin Heidegger’s warning against the ‘essence of technology’ – Gestell, or Enframing – a way of thinking that frames everything we think of, do, and aspire to, in terms of parameters of optimal use or control, was no illusion, judging by evidence of such attempts today. Apparently engineering researchers at […]
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What Heidegger Can Teach Us About Our Technological Moment
SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL Has anyone noticed how prophetically pertinent Leonard Cohen’s Song, ‘The Future’ is for the time in which we live? Here are some of the lyrics: Give me back my broken nightMy mirrored room, my secret lifeIt’s lonely hereThere’s no one left to tortureGive me absolute controlOver every living soulAnd lie […]
The Technological Age Collapse
If you are even the slightest bit aware of what is happening to our country, you have probably said something like, “it can’t go on like this forever, eventually there is going to be a collapse.” From an economic perspective, you instinctively know that, eventually, you will run out of other people’s money. For decades […]
Turkmenistan ready to broaden academic, technological ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Turkmenistan Ambassador to Iran Ahmad Kakabayevich Gurbanov has said his country is ready to boost relations with Iran, especially in academic and technological areas. Source Views: 0
As Gates Doubles Down on Digital IDs, Critic Warns of ‘Gravest Technological Threat’ to Liberty
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month announced $200 million in new funding — part of an overall $1.27 billion commitment in support of “global health and development projects” that include creating a global digital ID system. Source Views: 0
Iran, Uzbekistan agree on developing technological cooperation
TEHRAN – The Iranian Vice Presidency for Science and Technology and the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to broaden cooperation in the field of technology. On the sidelines of the 22nd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which was held on September 15-16 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, the agreement was […]
World’s Second-Biggest Cryptocurrency to Make Radical Technological Shift
World’s Second-Biggest Cryptocurrency to Make Radical Technological Shift Tech06 September 2022By John Quiggin, The Conversation (GuerrillaBuzz Crypto PR/Unsplash) Amid the continuous noise about cryptocurrencies, it’s often hard to pick out what really matters. However this month, if all goes to plan, the energy-hungry digital sector will undergo its biggest shake-up in years. Ethereum, the world’s […]
Russian engineers make it alone and confirm it’s technological progress
September 05, 2022 Source by Batko Milacic Saki gas combined heat and power plant of the KRYMTETS company in Crimea From August 26 to 30, a group of international journalists had the opportunity to visit Crimea and see how the European Union sanctions affect Crimea. The author of this article was among that group of international […]
Questioning Technological Determinism -1
This is an essay in two parts on modern technology and its demise. Part I deals with the history of modern technology starting from the Industrial Revolution (1760-1830) and ending with the 2008 financial meltdown and the birth of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In Part II we will show how this latest industrial revolution is […]
2,800-year-old Hallstatt Swords Rewrite Bronze to Iron Age Technological Leap
Two extremely rare early Iron Age Hallstatt swords dating to the eighth century BC have been unearthed in the Bavarian town of Andechs in Starnberg district. Read more Section: Artifacts Other Artifacts News History & Archaeology Read Later Views: 0
Charting the Role of Prehistoric Genius in Technological Revolution
An English scientist has charted the spread of ancient survival technologies. His awe-inspiring maps reveal how individual ancient geniuses innovated in one place, and how these new ideas spread outwards like wildfire as part of a globally and ever-evolving technological revolution. Authored by Plato around 375 BC, Republic famously says that “our need will be […]
Nano-Technology in Covid Injections – It’s for Communications, It’s Technological Parasitism
By Rhoda Wilson on December 24, 2021 Yesterday we published a video by La Quinta Columna showing the “nano-octopus” and other microparticles found in Covid injections which seemed to be self-assembling. As a follow on, this article points to scientific research which offers an explanation why Covid injections contain those “things.” A paper published in […]
Iran, Finland discuss expansion of technological, trade ties
Iran, Finland discuss expansion of technological, trade ties – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Head of Iran-Finland Joint Economic Committee Gholamhossein Jamili met with the Finnish economic and international trade advisor in Tehran to discuss the expansion of technology and trade ties. In this meeting, the Iranian side expressed willingness for developing mutual economic relations on the […]
The Introduction of Technological Disease
‘This Side of Life’ By Gosh—they’ve finally done it—they’ve been looking for ways to dumb us down and make us permanently ill and yes—here comes tech disease. It took decades for them to accomplish it, but it’s finally here. I’m not talking about those things that occur as a result of using tech toys. I’m […]
Iran, Armenia seeking enhanced technological co-op
TEHRAN – Iranian Vice-President for Science and Technology, Sourena Sattari, met with Armenian Economy Minister Vahan Kerobyan in Tehran on Wednesday to discuss ways to expand technological cooperation. Praising Iran’s scientific and technological achievements, Kerobyan expressed readiness to use Iranian expertise in technology and stated that Armenia also serves Iran in this area. “We strongly […]
HAMRAH-E AVAL and KARAFARIN BANK ink MoU in technological fields
Hamrah-e Aval (MCI) and Karafarin Bank signed and sealed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the technological fields on Tue. · The approach of signing this MoU is as follows: Cooperating in the technological fields, providing quality software and hardware services, consulting and investing in relevant areas jointly as a Joint venture (JV) including “Development […]
The Rise of a New, Technological World Order
By John W. WhiteheadThe Rutherford Institute “You had to live—did live, from habit that became instinct—in the assumption that every sound you made was overheard, and, except in darkness, every movement scrutinized.”—George Orwell, 1984 It had the potential for disaster. Early in the morning of Monday, December 15, 2020, Google suffered a major worldwide outage in […]
Survival Crisis Has No Technological Fix; Resolving This Needs Changes in the Way People Live and Think
Although there is increasing recognition among many eminent scientists and learned scholars ( and of course many environment and disarmament activists ) that the world is now faced with a very serious human-made survival crisis, which has no comparison in the history so far, no credible road-map has yet emerged to avoid this many-sided, very […]