LLCE1°_1-3-Utopias and dystopias
Banned books and digital resistance
As Calls to Ban Books Intensify, Digital Librarians Offer Perspective Posted on November 24, 2021 by Caralee Adams Image credit: Roger Nomer | The Joplin Globe From Texas to Virginia to Pennsylvania, there is a growing movement to challenge books in schools that some suggest are inappropriate for students. Concern goes beyond explicit content; it … Continuer la lecture
Dorothea Lange : migration and the American Dream
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothea_Lange
CRISPR and designer babies (China-2018)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-researcher-claims-to-have-genetically-altered-babies-crispr/
China is trying to rewrite history
By banning Tiananmen vigils in Hong Kong, China is trying to rewrite history The Communist party is widening its attack on the legacy of 1989 – and criminalising a new generation of activists Fri 4 Jun 2021 by Louisa Lim ‘Last year, tens of thousands of Hongkongers defied a Covid-inspired ban to flock to the … Continuer la lecture
Dangerous gene myths abound…
20 years after the human genome was first sequenced, dangerous gene myths abound Misleading rhetoric has fuelled the belief that our genetic code is an ‘instruction book’ – but it’s far more interesting than that. Philip Ball ‘Successes in gene therapy remain rare, and medicine tailored to people’s individual genetic constitution has not yet materialised.’ … Continuer la lecture
Big Brother’s new name
Amazon’s Ring is the largest civilian surveillance network the US has ever seen by Lauren Bridges / Tue 18 May 2021 13.51 BST One in 10 US police departments can now access videos from millions of privately owned home security cameras without a warran ‘Since Amazon purchased Ring in 2018, it has brokered over 1,800 … Continuer la lecture
The Ocean-Maker
Man VS Machine : limits and interactions
Is THIS the future of Mankind? WHAT IF THE MACHINE STARTED TO HAVE FEELINGS …
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind …
Have you found all the movies referred to in this parody ?
Store Wars or the Organic Rebellion
A delicious parody that you’ll never forget … but you need to be a Star Wars’ fan to understand it to the full !