Technology

Technology

Technology--often foolishly used interchangeably with science. But what is the actual relationship between the two? And how is that relationship intertwined with religion?
Apr
24
Forest and treetops - the first metaphor in Joy Marie Clarkson's You Are a Tree

You Are (Not) a Machine

Reflections on the machine metaphor inspired by Joy Marie Clarkson's book You Are a Tree.
10 min read
Apr
02
Joshua Commands the Sun to Stand Still by Gustave Dore

The Day(s) the Earth Stood Still

The 2008 version of The Day the Earth Stood Still is a flawed but still worthwhile movie, addressing technology and humanity, but also the nature of remakes.
9 min read
Mar
19
The Green Knight movie, the poem "Gawain and the Green Knight," and the video game Red Dead Redmption.

The Terrible Permanence of Technological Memory

Is redemption possible in a world where the machine never forgets?
10 min read
Dec
11
The Sincerity of Videogame Storytelling

The Sincerity of Videogame Storytelling

Games have always had good writing (if you knew where to look). Now, more creators are using the medium to tell stories that only games can.
10 min read