Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-273) and index.
Contents:
ch. 11. Who's killing higher education? (or is it suicide?) -- ch. 1. The deceiving virtues of technology -- ch. 2. Hold a blossom to the light -- ch. 3. Toward an ecological conversation -- pt. 2. Extraordinary lives -- ch. 4. Can technology make the handicapped whole? -- ch. 5. The many voices of destiny -- ch. 6. On forgetting to wear boots -- pt. 3. From information to education -- ch. 7. Why is the Moon getting farther away? -- ch. 8. Failure to connect -- ch. 9. Educational provocations -- ch. 10. Three notes : on baby walkers, video games, and sex -- ch. 11. Who's killing higher education? (or is it suicide?) -- ch. 21. The Internet : reflections on our present discontents. ch. 12. Conversing with Ella -- ch. 13. Flesh and machines : the mere assertions of Rodney Brooks -- ch. 14. From HAL to Kismet -- ch. 15. Invisible tools or emotionally supportive pals? -- pt. 5. On mechanizing society -- ch. 16. Evil -- ch. 17. The threat of technology that works well -- ch. 18. The ideal of ubiquitous technology -- ch. 19. Privacy in an age of data -- ch. 20. A taste for number magic -- ch. 21. The Internet : reflections on our present discontents.
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