Information technology, robots, and the meaning of artificial life

A tour de force through questions on the past, present, and  future of technology: What makes a tool and what a machine? Why is  information technology not about information? What can we tell about  the future of machines? How to life with robots and be happy?

About the Speaker : Lorenz is trained as a physicst. He spent the past 4 years  in Finland working as a researcher in the field of nano electronics.  He is a contributing author to the book "BitBang - Rays to the  future", a foresight study edited by former CTO of Nokia, Yrjö Neuvo,  on the development of information technology until the year 2025.  Currently, he is working as a scientist at Ulm University, Germany,  where he is reiventing nanoscale microscopy.