Here's an interesting discussion of what technology is and is not - from a philosophical/epistemological perspective.
First - a letter to the editor critiquing an article from the Chronicle of Higher Education. Then a citation to the article itself, which has an impoverished and very common understanding of what computer technology is.
Here's a couple of film series ideas. Pick an option, try combinations, or suggest something completely different.
People at the University of Nebraska have announced they've coated robot hands with a pressure sensitive, light emitting film of some kind that renders the sensitivity of human touch. They say that this will enable robots to do many things that human beings do, including medical surgeries.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1974249,00.asp
In a related matter - check out the latest, hottest trend .... video blogging.
http://www.helloworld.com/US/defaultwww.aspx?ID=www
I have GOT to get a web cam.
And don't forget - URLs and grafitti show the bleed through of the matrix.
Similiar to the Renaissance Robot mod photoshop contest, here is the RenMonster mod:
Amy talked to us today about universal design in web development. We worked with a great website from a workshop she did last year with Sarah Horton of Dartmouth College.
But does it fly? Is there drink service? Will the toilets still have that weird blue water and funny smell? Do I get just peanuts or a more substantial in flight meal?