http://machinemachine.net/stream/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sweetcron text@machinemachine.net http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/on_science_transfer/ “Faster.” Could any other word better capture the reigning paradox of our age? The world today—whether measured in technological or ecological terms—appears to be changing more rapidly than ever before. Our modern system for generating novelty and prosperity has stretched to encompass the entire planet, growing more complex and expansive, so that now it seems to groan and shudder beneath its own weight. In its service, some things are falling apart: Non-renewable resources are profligately consumed, ecosystems disrupted, and social traditions steadily relinquished. There seems no way to stop or slow these processes without causing immense, cascading catastrophe. The only… ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 04:01:31 -0700 http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/on_science_transfer/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcPlbYnsS0#t=0m19s ]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:48:00 -0700 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEcPlbYnsS0#t=0m19s