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You Are Not A Gadget

Monday, February 1, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM (GMT)

London, United Kingdom

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Jaron Lanier
, philosopher, digital guru and architect of Virtual Reality, is worried.

Individual creativity has begun to go out of fashion. Machines, specifically computers, are no longer  just tools to be used by the human mind - these days, we treat them as if they are altogether better than humans.

Join Jaron Lanier as he delivers a call to arms against digital collectivism and proposes richer, more productive ways in which technology might interact with our culture.

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Durham House Street entrance
WC2N 6EZ London
United Kingdom

Monday, February 1, 2010 from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM (GMT)


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