James Burke lecture The culture of scarcity
| Description: |
Features the science historian and author James Burke, who talks about the unpredictable and far-reaching effects of technological innovation on culture. He discusses the inability of social institutions to keep up with technological change. He also addresses the potential for future advances and increasing abundance to allow more people to interact and influence ongoing social change. Introduction by Warren Vander Hill. Recorded during the UniverCity 2000 Conference at Ball State University, in Muncie, Indiana. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about |
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| Origin: | 2000-09-16 |
| Created By: |
Burke, James 1936- |
| Contributor(s): |
Vander Hill, C. Warren, 1937-; Ball State University; UniverCity (2000 : Muncie, Ind.) |
| Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/UniverCity/id/18 |
| Collection: |
UniverCity Videos |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Geography: |
Muncie Delaware County Indiana United States North and Central America |
| Subjects: |
Technology and civilization Technology--Social aspects Technological forecasting Vander Hill, C. Warren, 1937- Burke, James 1936- |
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