Taking the long view on technology, religion, ethics, and art. There are plenty of podcasts that will tell you how Apple’s latest product will affect the tech landscape tomorrow, but there aren’t that many concerned with the potential impact of that tech in 2026. In a culture obsessed with now, how can we make choices with a view for tomorrow, next year, and beyond?
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episode 5: 8.05: The Postmodern Condition—Examined
Lyotard’s postmodernism, the politics of power, and aesthetics: what do we keep and what do we reject?
episode 4: 8.04: The Postmodern Condition—Explained
Jean-François Lyotard on postmodernity, science, and kitschy art.
episode 4: 8.04: The Postmodern Condition—Explained
Jean-François Lyotard on postmodernity, science, and kitschy art.
episode 3: 8.03: Phaedrus Examined
Should we even keep reading this book—with its criticisms of books?
episode 1: 8.01
An overview of Season 8: a book (and movie!) club devoted to the canon (as we define it!) for technology and ethics.
Jake Meador: In Search of the Common Good
An interview with author and editor (and our friend) about his new book!
episode 13: 7.13: A Healthy Tension
Wrestling with the limits of what we have managed to say this season.
episode 12: 7.12: An Experiment in Moral Imagination, Pt. 3
Sustainable long-distance transportation, or really great virtual reality? Fight!
episode 11: 7.11: An Experiment in Moral Imagination, Pt. 2
“Go Do Earth Things”, or, How 80 Years of Non-Technocratic Thinking Might Improve Phoenix, AZ