CMNS 453

This course examines technology not as a diverse set of tools, but as a form of power conditioning our relationship with nature, one another and ourselves. It examines specific areas of development – artificial intelligence, biotechnology & genomics, social media, and others – in connection with key challenges faced by technological societies – environmental and economic sustainability, discrimination and equity, destabilisation of democracy, with a focus on strategies for addressing these key problems through improved literacy & public communication. Section information text: <strong>Course Description: </strong>This course examines technology not as a diverse set of tools, but as a form of power conditioning our relationship with nature, one another and ourselves. It examines specific areas of development – artificial intelligence, biotechnology & genomics, social media, and others – in connection with key challenges faced by technological societies – environmental and economic sustainability, discrimination and equity, destabilisation of democracy, with a focus on strategies for addressing these key problems through improved literacy & public communication.<br/><strong>Reg Notes: </strong> Open to all programs.<br/><strong>