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Surviving Progress,
132

sustainable economies,
235
–37,
285
–87

Sutherland, Ivan,
221

swarms,
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,
109

synthesizers,
160

synthetic biology,
162

tablets,
85
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86
,
87
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88
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113
,
162
,
229

Tahrir Square,
95

Tamagotchis,
98

target ads,
170

taxation,
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52
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60
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74
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77
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taxis,
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239
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266
–67,
269
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273
,
311

Teamsters,
91

TechCrunch,
189

tech fixes,
295
–96

technical schools,
96
–97

technologists (“techies”),
9
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15
–16,
45
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–48,
66
–67,
88
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122
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124
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131
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295
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technology:

author’s experience in,
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n,
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bio-,
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chaos and,
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n,
331
collusion in,
65
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72
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169
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255
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complexity of,
53
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costs of,
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18
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n,
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170
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creepiness of,
305
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cultural impact of,
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21
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53
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130
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135
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development and emergence of,
7
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21
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digital,
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economic impact of,
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educational,
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efficiency of,
90
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118
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191
employment in,
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60
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71
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79
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123
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135
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178
engineering for,
113
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123
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217
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326
essential vs. worthless,
11
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failure of,
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–89
fear of (technophobia),
129
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freedom as issue in,
32
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90
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–78,
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government influence in,
158
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240
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human agency and,
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ideas for,
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industrial,
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information,
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investment in,
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limitations of,
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