Sci-Fi, Technology, and Society | jaztech73 | Activity https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/members/jaztech73/activity/ Activity feed for jaztech73. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:03:36 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 2b7c12dcd6740330f071dcda896f375d jaztech73 replied to the topic Saving our Planet is the Thing to Do! in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/saving-our-planet-is-the-thing-to-do/#post-912 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:26:44 -0500 Great eyes Tallis. The Matrix is an amazing ecological feat, and I think it would be considered dystopian eco-modernism.

Remember that the AI created the Matrix solely for power purposes: During the war between AI and humans, one side (humans conveniently don’t remember who but I bet the machines do) “scorched the sky” and humans though this…Read more

]]> a7ee56cbb8975909fc143cc72d51e3aa jaztech73 replied to the topic Saving our Planet is the Thing to Do! in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/saving-our-planet-is-the-thing-to-do/#post-911 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 20:13:11 -0500 I love this movie and yes!! Great example! Food-tech is a great example of eco-modernism and one of the big controversies. The unintended effects of Flints’ inventions are a humorous representation of the real world effects you call out like introducing invasive species.

Also an aside, the premise of this movie is also a great critique of the…Read more

]]> 85d3b3c8464d1368e1e861793e6df7d1 jaztech73 replied to the topic Saving our Planet is the Thing to Do! in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/saving-our-planet-is-the-thing-to-do/#post-890 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 03:03:13 -0500 Snowpiercer comes to mind.

As an overview, Snowpiercer is about a train carrying the last of humanity through an ice age. The premise is that the ice age was caused by 79 countries who banded together and released a chemical into the air to combat global warming. It worked…too well.

The train is an artificial self-sustaining biosphere,  and…Read more

]]> 9b5ad239868894c44bd338a459719626 jaztech73 replied to the topic Saving our Planet is the Thing to Do! in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/saving-our-planet-is-the-thing-to-do/#post-889 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 02:39:47 -0500 The examples from Wandering Earth and Anno2070 are good depictions of salvaging the planet in a post-apocalyptic (or near apocalypse) scenario.

I’m not sure about the Black Panther. It is true that they used vibranium as an artificial means to build most of their civilization (except the all-natural, organic heart shaped herb!) They didn’t do it…Read more

]]> 1ab9f7ba79ef44900d4ac036ddb99aeb jaztech73 started the topic Saving our Planet is the Thing to Do! in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/saving-our-planet-is-the-thing-to-do/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 04:52:59 -0500 “We need to move our world beyond a dependence on natural resources.” – The Eco-modernist Manifesto

Ecomodernism is an environmental philosophy which argues that humans should strive to protect nature and improve human wellbeing by developing and deploying technologies that decouple human development from environmental impacts. Ecomodernism…Read more

]]> 77232f79b4ecb8a39bd87da997cdf151 jaztech73 replied to the topic Sci-Fi and Music in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/sci-fi-and-music/#post-579 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 05:15:51 -0400 I agree with Levi, there are so many good sci-fi influenced songs out there!

I’ll add Janelle Monae’s “Cold War” to the mix. Her album the ArchAndroid is constantly referred to when talking about “Afrofuturism,” or depictions of the future that center Africa, or people and cultures of the African diaspora. I also love the music video of Many…Read more

]]> 8b0873ce8a9dca33eb66597d750f9ab5 jaztech73 replied to the topic Sci-Fi and Music in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/sci-fi-and-music/#post-578 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 03:46:48 -0400 This is a great example. I never knew the background behind this song.

Question: Is the story really that he escaped in a robot costume? The lyrics sound like he swapped his body with the robot body to escape, which is a lot more desperate. <machines to save our lives, machines dehumanize>

<with parts made in japan, i am the modern man> / <My…Read more

]]> f78b6da60fa08649d79550c189654dfd jaztech73 replied to the topic Sci-Fi and Music in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/sci-fi-and-music/#post-576 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 03:32:49 -0400 Great example! Your right, I think song is how most ppl think. Who cares who reads my mind, data, emails, etc. It’s just “normal” stuff. I wonder if you changed the lyrics just slightly, “If the government big tech companies could read my mind, they’d know I’m thinking sell my thoughts of you.” There, fixed it for you. Welcome to 2020

]]> 60e6c417d58f6c50e55d8ee3ecdc06f5 jaztech73 replied to the topic Sci-Fi and Music in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/sci-fi-and-music/#post-575 Sat, 31 Oct 2020 03:24:53 -0400 JP, interesting song choice. Baffling why aliens would deceive themselves by changing their memories, but maybe being human can’t be faked? You’ve got to really believe it!

Or maybe to avoid detection by the Thought Police?

]]> d43bf7323cf4099f72418171ebf64f76 jaztech73 replied to the topic Critiquing Utopia in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/critiquing-utopia/#post-389 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:38:54 -0400 Levi, you make a really good point about the historical nature of “patrolling” polling places. Even if the stated purpose is to somehow prevent fraud, just the suggestion that there may be an armed presence is enough to deter someone new to voting or who doesn’t want to be in close proximity to assault rifles.  There’s actually a marketing…Read more

]]> d26e545d8b0ab7b31dd5a8d0393cc801 jaztech73 replied to the topic Critiquing Utopia in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/critiquing-utopia/#post-388 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:28:48 -0400 Adam, you found a really interesting counterpoint article! It’s always super interesting to read news from “outsiders” like the BBC or US news commenting on North – South Korea relations, because it usually reflects the utopia that *that* country wants, rather than how Koreans actually feel. I saw an article that said the North did apologize after…Read more

]]> 2cb0d90dad02f9376dbf3758e136ba9f jaztech73 replied to the topic Critiquing Utopia in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/critiquing-utopia/#post-387 Sun, 25 Oct 2020 02:14:31 -0400 Jacob’s post reminds me of this prediction video from 2004, that imagined “Googlezon” in 2014. I guess they’re not far off!

]]> 94d9596f06307a8c6fdd70cd785e2fc9 jaztech73 started the topic Critiquing Utopia in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/critiquing-utopia/ Thu, 22 Oct 2020 21:14:33 -0400 Critique: To analyze, assess, and give a careful judgement.

As we discuss the dreams about society reflected in sci-fi and speculative literature, let’s hear your voice!

For the forum post this week, choose 1 of the following:

Option 1) Read and react to a classmates’ revised news article. Discuss how well you think their revision made their…Read more

]]> 5a441274024668e1367c99ce525e4ca0 jaztech73 replied to the topic Regulation vs Innovation in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/regulation-vs-innovation/#post-237 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 02:22:06 -0400 These are very good points. With respect to medical technologies, the need for speed vs safety is something we can see playing out right now. Most coronavirus research is exempt from the normal process of review and validation that is normally required for virus testing and vaccine approval.

On the flip side, even in normal research there is a…Read more

]]> f15b094ad4393da4c9ccb65c33ee09db jaztech73 replied to the topic Regulation vs Innovation in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/regulation-vs-innovation/#post-236 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 02:05:43 -0400 Jean-paul, Michael, and Tallis have an interesting thread going about relative benefits and tradeoffs of regulations as a protective mechanism.

But it’s important to note that regulations do not all exist to protect people. And those that do require the technology to exist before it can be effectively regulated.

In fact, technologically…Read more

]]> d4d5f4cdfeb09e280b648e4d702c6042 jaztech73 started the topic Hitchiker's Guide to Technology (Tech Walks) in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/hitchikers-guide-to-technology-tech-walks/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 04:00:16 -0400 Post your tech maps here!

]]> 9af4ebf08df5d7da5f4315d071771c96 jaztech73 started the topic Avatars are Cool in the forum Class Discussion https://scifi.seejazzwork.com/forums/topic/avatars-are-cool/ Fri, 09 Oct 2020 00:07:18 -0400 Avatars are people too. Introduce your digital flesh!

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