Transhumanism

To follow up on today's classes discussing "Is Google Making Us Stupid," here are the links to the Google ads- Parisian Love and Indian Partition, Jonathon Safran Foer's memory Ted Talk, and to the Transhumanist Declaration. This is also a question the SPA faculty has discussed.  Do cell phones diminish your ability to focus, to talk to each other, to read deeply?  We all acknowledge that the distractions Carr mentions have affected us.  Finally, Roy sent along this great video about how attached we are to our phones. Think about focused questions or projects that you might be interested in pursuing based on these questions.  I'll ask for project ideas Friday, and I'll be formally framing the assignment over the weekend.

Also- please bring a copy (physical or virtual) of The Circle to class on Friday and be prepared w/ one question to put on the board.

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