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The consequences of fracking and other forms of extreme energy for local environments and climate change seem obviously disastrous, so why do they persist? After 200 years of techno-capitalism, it is not just greed that has brought us to the … Continue reading →

It’s hard to be indifferent to the politics of food, and that may be why the anti-GM food campaign was so successful. But despite environmental concerns and accumulating evidence of health risks, the GM corporations continue to push this technology. … Continue reading →

The ongoing financial crisis has exposed the fragility of the banking and finance system, and the 2008 crash would have been impossible without the ‘dark magic’ of computer-generated derivatives. But while we continue to debate banker’s bonuses, automated High Frequency … Continue reading →

Gender and the Politics of Technology In the home and at work, women and men have different relationships to technology.  Women have traditionally been excluded from science and engineering and are put in the role of users and operators of new … Continue reading →

Nuclear power is not a new technology, but it is perhaps the most dangerous technology we have at present, as the Fukushima disaster has shown. The UK government is still pressing ahead with plans for new nuclear reactors at Hinkley … Continue reading →

Breaking the Frame Part 1: Technology out of control? Drones, Killer Robots and the Arms Trade Remote controlled drones have already caused many civilian casualties in the ‘war on terror’, and people in the target zones and in Britain are … Continue reading →