No. 286 / December 1996
Seduced by Technology
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- Letter from this month's editor
- Seduced by technology
- The Internet explained
- Dumbing us down
- On-line lifeline
- Privatizing cyberspace
- Of mouse and man
- Wiring Africa
- Automatic unemployment
- Silicon Valley East
- Techno-seers
- Ned Ludd live!
Data, data everywhere and not a thought to think. Wayne Ellwood reports on the human costs of computers.
A simple guide to how it works.
Theodore Roszak questions the wisdom of enthusiasts who want to put computers into every classroom.
Electronic activism can boost campaigns for human rights and democracy. Shahidul Alam has proof from Bangladesh.
Big business targets the Internet. By Nicholas Baran.
THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY - THE FACTS
Move over Bill Gates. Dale Spender says its time for women to shed their technophobia.
Cathy Majtenyi and Michele Fleet investigate the latest African mega-project.
More machines, more profits, fewer workers. Julie White argues that it's time to reassess the logic of modern industry.
India's software industry is booming. Dilip D'Souza reports from Bangalore.
A precise of the ideas of some key critics of technology.
History gave him a bad rap. Now he's back on TV. Kirkpatrick Sale tunes in.
- Letters
- Letter from Ingushetia
- Update
- The NI Interview with Lucio Flavio Pinto
- Reviews: film, books and music, including Todd Hatnes film classic
- Curiosities and the NI Crossword
- Endpiece by Mark Axelrod
- Country profile: St Kitts and Nevis
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