Comments on: G.Basalla: The Evolution of Technology http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/pasta-and-vinegar/2010/03/14/gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology mind/tech bazar from outer space Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:57:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Basalla’s Evolution of Technology « A Great Becoming… http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/pasta-and-vinegar/2010/03/14/gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology/#comment-3867 Basalla’s Evolution of Technology « A Great Becoming… Mon, 05 Jul 2010 09:38:23 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2010/03/14/gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology/#comment-3867 [...] Good post and discussion on Basalla’s 1998 book ‘The Evolution of Technology’: Basalla uses the term “evolution” as a metaphor “at the heart of all extended analytical and critical thought” and highlight it as useful to apply this concept from biological evolution to evolution in technology. Initially this analogy was used from technology to biology (to describe living organisms in mechanical terms) and then the other way around, as a way to arrange technical objects into “genera, species and varieties and proceed from this classificatory exercise to the construction of an evolutionary tree illustrating the connections between the various forms of mechanical life”. from → my reading list, technology evolution ← Humanodes routing around Damage/Censorship French Anti-Piracy Law: Fail → No comments yet Click here to cancel reply. [...] [...] Good post and discussion on Basalla’s 1998 book ‘The Evolution of Technology’: Basalla uses the term “evolution” as a metaphor “at the heart of all extended analytical and critical thought” and highlight it as useful to apply this concept from biological evolution to evolution in technology. Initially this analogy was used from technology to biology (to describe living organisms in mechanical terms) and then the other way around, as a way to arrange technical objects into “genera, species and varieties and proceed from this classificatory exercise to the construction of an evolutionary tree illustrating the connections between the various forms of mechanical life”. from → my reading list, technology evolution ← Humanodes routing around Damage/Censorship French Anti-Piracy Law: Fail → No comments yet Click here to cancel reply. [...]

]]> By: Tomas http://nearfuturelaboratory.com/pasta-and-vinegar/2010/03/14/gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology/#comment-3866 Tomas Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:47:49 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2010/03/14/gbasalla-the-evolution-of-technology/#comment-3866 Hi Nicolas - I like the post and have too read this book - I've been looking as part of my PhD to take the concept further and look to 'prove/disprove' evolution in technology - via Open Source technology: http://blog.catbot.org/content/building-torrent-family-trees-beta Thanks Hi Nicolas – I like the post and have too read this book – I’ve been looking as part of my PhD to take the concept further and look to ‘prove/disprove’ evolution in technology – via Open Source technology: http://blog.catbot.org/content/building-torrent-family-trees-beta

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