Typeradio Podcast

Is technology our next-nature? The 2010 Dutch royal christmas message, given by Queen Beatrix, inspired us to initiate a talk on the influence of technology on our daily lives. The Queens states that we alienate ourselves from our fellow men and our direct nature through the rise of social media. But how virtual is virtual life? How alienating is technology actually? Slavoj Zizek gives us an inspiring insight on these questions and directly challenges the Queen’s statement! A round-table discussion with first years students of the Sandberg Institute Design Departement about technology vs. ecology and ecology as an ideology. With Anja Groten, Michele Champagne, Brigiet van den Berg, Maartje Smits, Donald Beekman, Liza Enebeis and Janneke de Rooij and Lauren Grusenmeyer as moderators. Recorded March 3, 2010 at the Sandberg Institute in Amsterdam. Sandberg Institute :: Queen Beatrix Christmas message 2009 (in dutch) :: Slavoj Zizek in ‘Examined Life’ :: File