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HUMANIZINGTECHNOLOGYRACHEL DIESEL | CREATIVE DEVELOPER | [email protected]

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Russell Brand in NYC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcTtkNPYPZ8&feature=iv#t=0m17s

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TECHNOLOGY1. the application of scientific knowledge

for practical purposes, especially in industry

2.machinery and equipment developed from such scientific knowledge

3.the branch of knowledge dealing with engineering or applied sciences

From Oxford Dictionaryhttp://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1297439#m_en_us1297439

DEFINE

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ETYMOLOGY OF TECHNOLOGY

1610s, "discourse or treatise on an art or the arts," from Gk. tekhnologia "systematic treatment of an art, craft, or technique," originally referring to grammar, from tekhno- (see techno-) + -logia (see -logy).

The meaning "science of the mechanical and industrial arts" is first recorded 1859. High technology attested from 1964; short form high-tech is from 1972.

From Etymonlinehttp://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=technology

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE

HUMAN?

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HUMAN1. of or characteristic of people as opposed

to God or animals or machines, especially in being susceptible to weaknesses

2.of or characteristic of people's better qualities, such as kindness or sensitivity

From Oxford Dictionaryhttp://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1256192#m_en_us1256192

DEFINE

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HUMANS1. emotional

2. frail

3.sympathetic

4.intuitive

5.expressive

6.kind

7.unpredictable/irrational

From Oxford Dictionaryhttp://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1256192#m_en_us1256192

SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF

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IN HUMAN INTERCOURSE THE TRAGEDY BEGINS, NOT WHEN THERE IS MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT WORDS, BUT WHEN SILENCE IS NOT UNDERSTOOD.

HENRY DAVID THOREAU

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OUR MOST INTIMATE DEVICE

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OUR MOST INTIMATE DEVICE

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OUR MOST INTIMATE DEVICE

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ACCESSORIES FOR LONELY MEN

Accessories for Lonely Menhttp://noamtoran.com/NT2009/projects/accessories-for-lonely-men

NOAM TORAN

2001

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ACCESSORIES FOR LONELY MEN2001

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ACCESSORIES FOR LONELY MEN2001

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ACCESSORIES FOR LONELY MEN2001

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MY LITTLE PIECE OF PRIVACY

My Little Piece of Privacyhttp://www.niklasroy.com/project/88/my-little-piece-of-privacy

NIKLAS ROY

2001

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SNOUT (DOUBLE-TAKER)

Snouthttp://www.flong.com/projects/snout/

GOLAN LEVIN with LAWRENCE HAYHURST, STEVEN BENDERS and FANNIE WHITE

2008

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DISGUSTING SWITCHES

Disgusting Switcheshttp://katrinbaumgarten.de/project/my-work/

KATRIN BAUMGARTEN

THE GOO SWITCH

2010

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DISGUSTING SWITCHES

Disgusting Switcheshttp://katrinbaumgarten.de/project/my-work/

KATRIN BAUMGARTEN

HIDEAWAY SWITCH

2010

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DISGUSTING SWITCHES

Disgusting Switcheshttp://katrinbaumgarten.de/project/my-work/

KATRIN BAUMGARTEN

HAIRY SWITCH

2010

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DISGUSTING OBJECTS

Disgusting Objectshttp://katrinbaumgarten.de/ongoing/the-disgusted-object/

KATRIN BAUMGARTEN

2010

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THINK IN TERMS OF

POSSIBILITIESN O T

LIMITATIONS

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ONE CAN'T BELIEVE IMPOSSIBLE THINGS

ALICE

I DARESAY YOU HAVEN'T HAD MUCH PRACTICE

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I ALWAYS DID IT FOR HALF AN HOUR A DAY.

WHY, SOMETIMES I'VE BELIEVED AS MANY AS SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS BEFORE BREAKFAST.

THE WHITE QUEEN

EXCERPT FROM ALICE IN WONDERLAND

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