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April 08, 2009
Fixing society with technology
Anders Sandberg writes in Pratical Ethics about technological and biological solutions to society's problems. In Be mindful of results, not the method Sandberg argues that positive or game-changing side-effects exist for many technological fixes. The introduction of contraceptives empowered women, changed social mores and made demography culturally controlled. Safer cars lead to higher demands for road safety, not less. Technological fixes can be part of or even drivers of social change.
Posted by Waldemar at April 8, 2009 08:42 AM