The Proof by Googol (1) Numbers and Progress
Progress is correlated to the increase of numbers in the direction of “googol”, an allegorical number “invented” in 1940 by Edward Kasner.
Man in his new digital environment
Progress is correlated to the increase of numbers in the direction of “googol”, an allegorical number “invented” in 1940 by Edward Kasner.
The Oulipo invented the “constraint” to create new literary forms. Can such a method be applied to Digital “forms” and how?
A “digital divide” has accompanied the rise of digital technology since the 1990s. Outline of a problematical concept.
How can the work of anthropologist Philippe Descola, “Beyond Nature and Culture”, be applied to our digital world?
Here comes the “Metaverse”, the occasion for a posthumous intellectual contact with the French philosopher Bernard Stiegler.
Photography, a system of technical essence, unveils by analogy the whole technical “progress” (inspired by the philosopher Henri Van Lier)
Blockchain technology promises the disappearance of “cumbersome” trusted third parties. But we don’t get rid of them at little political cost.
Can and should autonomous “intelligent” artifacts be held responsible for their decisions? Should a new legal subject be created?
Addictions, fake news, breaches of privacy … Can the “ethical” offer of digital professionals remedy these drifts?
Researchers in information science seek to grasp the concept of “individual”. Decryption of their usual methods…