Blowback

Blowback, available at Free, has an average rating of 4, with 11 lectures, based on 29 reviews, and has 2012 subscribers.

You will learn about How to adapt to rapid socio-economic changes produced by technology, Minimizing risk in the internet age, Learn the difference between schooling and education, Understanding how governments control people through pain and pleasure, Learn to appreciate the creative power of human energy in a robotic era, How the brain is affected by digital technology. This course is ideal for individuals who are Teachers and others affected by rapid change It is particularly useful for Teachers and others affected by rapid change.

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Summary

Title: Blowback

Price: Free

Average Rating: 4

Number of Lectures: 11

Number of Published Lectures: 11

Number of Curriculum Items: 11

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 11

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

How to adapt to rapid socio-economic changes produced by technology,
Minimizing risk in the internet age,
Learn the difference between schooling and education,
Understanding how governments control people through pain and pleasure,
Learn to appreciate the creative power of human energy in a robotic era,
How the brain is affected by digital technology.

Who Should Attend

Teachers and others affected by rapid change

Target Audiences

Teachers and others affected by rapid change

Where are the realistic threats from Artificial Intelligence? How is information technology and the internet transforming job markets, human psychology, medicine, and education? How does the digital world, expressed as weapons of mass distraction, affect the state of popular culture and the generational divide? When does technology become technopoly?This course reflects on the serious directions in which technology enhances and distorts the qualities which make us human. From character to consciousness, to the ties that bind us together as families, communities and nations, the unprecedented proliferation of consumer technology is molding our future in ways we can barely fathom.This course emphasizes the importance of balancing technology and humanistic values.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: The View From Mount Apple.

Chapter 2: Neuroscience of the Internet

Lecture 1: The Art of Mindlessness: IT and the effects on brain chemistry.

Lecture 2: Al and Apocalypse: The impact of electronic and social media on popular culture

Chapter 3: Humans versus Robots

Lecture 1: Control Through Pain or Pleasure: The ways in which people are controlled.

Lecture 2: From High Tech to High Touch: The effects of information technology on school

Chapter 4: Factory Schooling of Education

Lecture 1: Technopoly in Education (Part 1)

Lecture 2: Technopoly in Education (Part 2)

Chapter 5: From High Tech to High Touch

Lecture 1: What really counts?

Lecture 2: Risk Analysis

Chapter 6: World of Work

Lecture 1: Even Dogs have Jobs

Lecture 2: Bonus Lecture

Instructors

Dr. Paul Alan Weinzweig
University Professor

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3 stars: 8 votes
4 stars: 7 votes
5 stars: 12 votes

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