http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-1622774 AG Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:08:18 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/#comment-1622774 Did I *really* say that about Iranians? Boy was I ever wrong. Did I *really* say that about Iranians? Boy was I ever wrong.

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-532606 mtl3p » Blog Archive » so yeah Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:16:08 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/#comment-532606 [...] I’m really jealous of tracey for checking out this exhibit. And Ethan did a good job of summing up an Adam Greenfield [...] [...] I’m really jealous of tracey for checking out this exhibit. And Ethan did a good job of summing up an Adam Greenfield [...]

]]> http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/comment-page-1/#comment-525542 betsy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:01:52 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2007/09/05/adam-greenfield-culture-and-the-adaptation-of-technology/#comment-525542 I had a similar reaction to a recent bit on "mythbusters" where they were discussing the use of RFID tags imbedded in people, containing their medical history. This could be incredibly useful -- if someone is passed out and taken to the emergency room, the RFID could tell the doctor that they were allergic to penicillin, for example -- but it could also be frightenening in all sorts of ways, "1984"-like and otherwise. Interesting. I had a similar reaction to a recent bit on “mythbusters” where they were discussing the use of RFID tags imbedded in people, containing their medical history. This could be incredibly useful — if someone is passed out and taken to the emergency room, the RFID could tell the doctor that they were allergic to penicillin, for example — but it could also be frightenening in all sorts of ways, “1984″-like and otherwise. Interesting.

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