“Frankenstein complex” is Isaac Asimov’s concept for describing “the fear that the general public has towards human-made technologies when they invade the realm commonly considered to be God’s domain” (McCauley 2007: 42).
Umwelt
Uexküll’s concept of Umwelt proposes that every species…
Long Island overpasses
The story of Long Island overpasses…
autonomy
Autonomy is an “intrinsically human term”: it is…
social loafing
“Contrary to conventional wisdom, having a human…
sociotechnical blindness
“Absence of discussion of the role played…
black box
“The conceptual metaphor ‘black box’ was originally…
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