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Technology and Mental ObesityTechnology and Mental Obesity
Julian Parham Santana
Professor King Dykeman and Dennis Hodgson
Progress and its Critics
12/2/08
Julian Parham Santana
Professor King Dykeman and Dennis Hodgson
Progress and its Critics
12/2/08
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Technology = Progress Easy Efficient Effortless
Technology = Mental Obesity Desensitized Dehumanized Mentally out of shape
Technology = Progress Easy Efficient Effortless
Technology = Mental Obesity Desensitized Dehumanized Mentally out of shape
High Tech but Low TouchHigh Tech but Low Touch
Always connected Limited physical interaction Limited mental and
physical activity Impersonal communication
Always connected Limited physical interaction Limited mental and
physical activity Impersonal communication
Life is Too GoodLife is Too Good
Software does it all: Spelling and grammar check Graph and table creator Art and music software
Weaken speech and grammar skills No attention to style and composition Losing hands-on artistic skill
Software does it all: Spelling and grammar check Graph and table creator Art and music software
Weaken speech and grammar skills No attention to style and composition Losing hands-on artistic skill
“Looks like your spell check was turned off when you prepared your resume.”
“Looks like your spell check was turned off when you prepared your resume.”
Search Made SimpleSearch Made Simple
Search engines make researchers lazy No first-hand observation Skimming rather than reading Sacrificing ability to interpret information Losing sense of direction
Search engines make researchers lazy No first-hand observation Skimming rather than reading Sacrificing ability to interpret information Losing sense of direction
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A Virtual MarketplaceA Virtual Marketplace Anything can be bought on Internet No need to leave home Thrill of collecting diminished
Anything can be bought on Internet No need to leave home Thrill of collecting diminished
Sports Tech: Changing the GameSports Tech: Changing the Game
Technology changing many sports
Swimming: Anti-wave ropes Ozone-treated water LZR racer suit
Bowling: Synthetic lane surfaces Reactive resin bowling balls
Technology changing many sports
Swimming: Anti-wave ropes Ozone-treated water LZR racer suit
Bowling: Synthetic lane surfaces Reactive resin bowling balls
Shortcuts to PerfectionShortcuts to Perfection Everything must be perfected technologically Condorcet would be disappointed:
Tools could make us more intellectual but we use them to cheat our way out of exercising our minds
Malthus would be disappointed: Would see technology today as a way of avoiding the
evil that promotes activity
Everything must be perfected technologically Condorcet would be disappointed:
Tools could make us more intellectual but we use them to cheat our way out of exercising our minds
Malthus would be disappointed: Would see technology today as a way of avoiding the
evil that promotes activity
What Will Happen if Technology is Taken from Us?
What Will Happen if Technology is Taken from Us?
A modern society’s infrastructure would shutdown
People would not be able to perform jobs
A modern society’s infrastructure would shutdown
People would not be able to perform jobs
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Blackout as OpportunityBlackout as Opportunity
Human interaction and active thinking Families together by candlelight Classic board games Reading and critical thinking
Human interaction and active thinking Families together by candlelight Classic board games Reading and critical thinking
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Not Too Late to get Mentally FitNot Too Late to get Mentally Fit
Technological tools can deaden our minds or make us smarter and more productive
Make an effort to put our minds to work and learn rather than forget
Use the extra time and convenience technology affords to exercise our minds
Technological tools can deaden our minds or make us smarter and more productive
Make an effort to put our minds to work and learn rather than forget
Use the extra time and convenience technology affords to exercise our minds
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