Technology – The Human Extension
Title: Technology – The Human Extension
Date: Thursday, Sept 22nd, 2005, and Monday, Dec 5th, 2005.
Time: 2:55 pm
Note: Marshall McLuhan wrote on this topic.
To define the word technology, good definitions states: Technology is a mechanism for distributing messages, including postal systems, radio and television broadcasting companies, telephone satellite and computer networks, basically electronic media. In another search for the word, the online dictionary states that technology is the application of knowledge to meet goals, goods and services desired by people. Continues to say that technology is the application of scientific advancement to benefit humanity. With all these different meaning of technology, at first it seemed hard to stick to one definition. It was discussed in tutorial on September the 15th, 2005, of what we thought the definition of technology was. At first thought, I thought it was electronics, I never really thought beyond that definition. But through out the course, I read the opinions of authors and scholars on what they think our thought technology is, which helped me to gain a better understand of what technology may mean. Marshall McLuhan states in his book, “Understanding Media The Extension of Man,” that we have extended our senses and our nerves by various the various media. I believe I understand that statement completely. If we look at the many technological media that is presented in 2005 alone, we will see that they are an extension of the human body. They camera is an extension of the human eye, while the nano Ipod is the extension of the ear, we can see a lot better and keep that frame in the memory of the camera rather than our minds. The nano Ipod’s extension of the ear helps gives a clear hear of tones of music that was not portable in such a fashion just a few years ago. When we look at these many extensions of ourselves, we take it for granted; years ago people did not have the privileges that we have today. Just like we take for granted the actual human body that we have accessible to us. For those that don’t have good hearing or great eye site, prescription glasses and hearing aids are available. We see the positive effects of technology in the examples explained, but what about the negative effects. This topic will be discussed in a later blog about Technological and Social Determinism.
Date: Thursday, Sept 22nd, 2005, and Monday, Dec 5th, 2005.
Time: 2:55 pm
Note: Marshall McLuhan wrote on this topic.
To define the word technology, good definitions states: Technology is a mechanism for distributing messages, including postal systems, radio and television broadcasting companies, telephone satellite and computer networks, basically electronic media. In another search for the word, the online dictionary states that technology is the application of knowledge to meet goals, goods and services desired by people. Continues to say that technology is the application of scientific advancement to benefit humanity. With all these different meaning of technology, at first it seemed hard to stick to one definition. It was discussed in tutorial on September the 15th, 2005, of what we thought the definition of technology was. At first thought, I thought it was electronics, I never really thought beyond that definition. But through out the course, I read the opinions of authors and scholars on what they think our thought technology is, which helped me to gain a better understand of what technology may mean. Marshall McLuhan states in his book, “Understanding Media The Extension of Man,” that we have extended our senses and our nerves by various the various media. I believe I understand that statement completely. If we look at the many technological media that is presented in 2005 alone, we will see that they are an extension of the human body. They camera is an extension of the human eye, while the nano Ipod is the extension of the ear, we can see a lot better and keep that frame in the memory of the camera rather than our minds. The nano Ipod’s extension of the ear helps gives a clear hear of tones of music that was not portable in such a fashion just a few years ago. When we look at these many extensions of ourselves, we take it for granted; years ago people did not have the privileges that we have today. Just like we take for granted the actual human body that we have accessible to us. For those that don’t have good hearing or great eye site, prescription glasses and hearing aids are available. We see the positive effects of technology in the examples explained, but what about the negative effects. This topic will be discussed in a later blog about Technological and Social Determinism.
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