Since its start, somewhere in 2007,
Online and Kicking, also according to its name,Ā has always been āplayingā with the
understanding and meaning of technology.Ā
The first article below is something interesting.Ā It goes to say we have made such complex systems and products, even the brightest minds canāt completely grasp the āthingsā we use daily. Think of products like your phone, coffee machine or cars, and āsystemsā like the Internet, energy and metropolitan distribution networks.
It says we can replace our thinking of really complex systems and technology with the same kind of attitude we have towards weather:
āWhile we canāt actually control the weather or understand it in all of its nonlinear details, we can predict it reasonably well, adapt to it, and even prepare for it.ā
Reminds of the ā
When ideas have sexā TED talk where, where Matt goes deeper saying everyone is so incredibly specialized and know
absolutely nothing.Ā Aeon continues we should:Ā
āTeach students how to play with something, examining its bounds and how it works, at least āsort ofā ā¦Ā We need to get better at āplayingā simulations of the technological world more generally.ā
And that reminds me of what
Improbable is doing with making simulations Ć”nd gaming engines.Ā
Exciting times for the work field, for universities, Iām all for playing and experimentation, thatās what all my ventures and adventures have been about.Ā
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