Sci&Tech History

In 1998, the European Union and the European auto industry association ACEA came to a voluntary agreement to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (SAM, 2005). The agreement seeks to achieve an average of 140g/km of CO2 in 2008 collectively by the members of the association. Having achieved only 160 g/km in 2005, European Federation for [...]

In news about war, we can see how bombs kill children and women. Justification of those action was not far from its a consequence of war. The technology can not choose its specific target. Only by one click, someone can kill thousand life. Clean, easy and brutal. The situation has changes radically from the time [...]

Today someone asked me to confirm several people attendance in our next meeting on Monday. The day before, I have sent a preface email as material to be discussed in the next meeting. Only one person (out of 9) confirmed that she has received the email, and one of them said that he agree of [...]

In constructivist and essentialist debate, existence of grand narration is being questioned: does nature has gender? Further, how this classification influence the social? In constructivism, influence is determined by its construction. Rather to see car as a vehicle for men, constructivist see this tendency as a result of social construction. Root of the problem is [...]

An interesting exhibition elaborating evolving relationship between pervasive computing and urban architecture will presented in September 2009. Through internet, it is possible to work out of the office and still get connected with person in the same office. This new relationship can save transportation fees, and give opportunities to conduct several work in the same [...]

It’s almost been a year since our first intersection. You left a comment in my blog and then we contacted several times through email and chat. I found myself easy to talk to you, not because we have a lot of similarity but since I don’t know you well. The feeling is similar with writing [...]

Is it possible for a machine to fall in love? Ask Wall-E and Eve, maybe you will get yes for an answer Although the movie can categorized as science-fiction, the way Wall-E watch movie indicate something more beyond machine and consciousness: imitating. In the movie we can see how Wall-E express his love by [...]

Technology give thieves a new way to steal, through identity. It work like several computer virus which pretend to be the real file or program and then enter your computer. Identity thieves work in a similar way, they stalk on your identity in the internet, gain information about you, and then draw money from your [...]

Aaaargh! I think I am an internet-addict. The first thing I do after I awake every morning is checking email through my hand phone. Worst, I already set my hand phone so it receive my email periodically, every 4 hours, but I keep on checking it every hour manually. I think, things are turning a [...]

When I following energy and climate change issues, I realize that this discourse reach beyond how to save the world, yet involve ethics and the whole universe creation. For me, it is quite similar with pantheism who see the universe or nature and God are equivalent. This tendency can be observed through argumentation and impact [...]