All tagged Technology

Taproots: Walking As Presence + The Infrastructure Of Human Movement / Antonia Malchik

Essayist and author Antonia Malchik joins me in this wandering, expansive discussion, touching on subjects at the heart of her writings and 2019 book, A Walking Life, and her upcoming book, No Trespassing. We discuss how the infrastructure of an automobile dependent society shapes our perception of nature and built environments, and in turn how we relate and move through it. I asked her about her more expansive view of walking and walkability, and how getting lost is good for our brains and souls. And near the later half of our time together, Antonia talks about her decision to ditch smartphones and social media, and how the creeping demands of our digital lives relate to her broader focus on enclosure, property, and reclaiming the commons.

The UNABOMBER, Post-Tech Society + Metaphysics Of Technology / David Skrbina

David Skrbina is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, and is the author of the books Panpsychism In The West and The Metaphysics of Technology. David has become well-known for being the so-called "pen-pal" of Theodore Kaczynski, having communicated with Kaczynski for some time. David eventually published Kaczynski's anti-tech philosophy elaborated in his letters, essays, and his famous manifesto in the book Technological Slavery: The Collected Writings of Theodore Kaczynski, published by Feral House.