Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a novel that has transcended the passage of time, a story about how advancements in technology can lead to disaster. Victor Frankenstein, though not necessarily an inventor of new technology, creates a monster due to his desire Continue reading
“Frankenstein” and “Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us” both bring up similar issues, but in different ways. They both deal with the hubris of innovation and the problems that arise with ignorance, however these two stories have differing consequences. In Continue reading
In the novel, Frankenstein Mary Shelley conveys that technology should be closely monitored otherwise, left unsupervised, it will spiral out of control. The creature in Frankenstein wants to be accepted by others as seen when he tries to make friends with the Continue reading
Mary Shelly originally wrote Frankenstein in 1818, however it still manages to be relevant to us today in the 21st century. One of the key issues brought up by the book is the creature’s intelligence. It acts remarkably similar to Continue reading
While I was reading Frankenstein there were many parallels that can be made to the concerns of modern technology. I previously read two passage from Bill Joy and Richard Feynman which talked about technology and their discontents. I have been Continue reading
In the book Frankenstein, author Mary Shelley illustrates how Victor Frankenstein’s dream of being the master of something powerful leads him to creating “the creature”. Frankenstein wanted to be the master of something powerful, which backfires after “the creature” becomes Continue reading
In the novel Frankenstein Mary Shelley attempts to show the readers although technology may seem exciting at first, it can easily back fire. The monster in the story symbolizes technology. When technology was first invented, it was very simple. But over Continue reading
“Technology explores life after death” by Billy Cox of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20181023/technology-explores-life-after-death Where is the line society should draw between what technology should and should not be used for? It may be quite troublesome for people that we are Continue reading
After reading Frankenstein I was able to connect what I ready from Bill Joy to the book. My personal opinion on technology is that I would not want it to advance to robots, artificial intelligence, and etc. I personally would Continue reading
Although Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein in 1818, some themes of the book regarding technology still hold true to this day. The very creature that Victor creates could be interpreted as artificial intelligence. The creature comes into the world knowing nothing, similar Continue reading
