A short animation about our reliance on technology and addition. Good for discussing the environmental impact of technological progress.

Synopsis

Technology has grown with us, side by side, since the dawn of human society. But all the gifts it has bestowed have come with costs. And now, are we asking too much of technology?

Background readings

Why Climate Change Isn’t Our Biggest Environmental Problem, and Why Technology Won’t Save Us

There’s No App for That: Technology and Morality in the Age of Climate Change, Overpopulation, and Biodiversity Loss by Richard Heinberg