The Technoskeptic Ad Translator

Check out The Technoskeptic’s take on some particularly lampoonable technology ads.

By Mo Lotman | April 18, 2018 | Advertising, Environment, Health | Amazon, E-books, Health Care, Internet of Things, Kindle, Nuclear Power, Samsung, Smart Refrigerator

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The Technoskeptic Ad Translator

Check out The Technoskeptic’s take on some particularly lampoonable technology ads.

By Mo Lotman | September 7, 2016 | Advertising, Environment, Health | Amazon, E-books, Health Care, Internet of Things, Kindle, Nuclear Power, Samsung, Smart Refrigerator

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An Apple® a Day Keeps Attention Away

From kindergarten to college, the US education system is investing more and more into putting iPads, e-readers, interactive whiteboards, and [...]

By Abigail Patrick | April 20, 2016 | Education, Psychology | Attention Span, Classroom, Communication, Creativity, E-books, Facebook, iPads, Reading, Social Interaction, Social Media

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The Ghost of a Book, part two

“The reality and reliability of the human world,” wrote philosopher Hannah Arendt, “rests primarily on the fact that we are [...]

By David A. J. Reynolds | April 13, 2016 | Culture, Education, Knowledge, Neurology | Anne Mangen, Books, E-books, Ferris Jabr, Hannah Arendt, Kindle, Marshall MacLuhan, Maryanne Wolf, Reading, Steven Pinker

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The Ghost of a Book, part one

Little did he know as he clicked “buy” next to the book he wanted and it promptly arrived on his [...]

By David A. J. Reynolds | March 16, 2016 | Culture, Economics, Law | Amazon, Autodesk, Books, Cory Doctorow, Digital Rights Management, E-books, EULA, First-Sale, Kindle, Leasing Capitol Records, Lending, Libraries, Milton, Ownership, ReDigi

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