Science & Technology

Monday, 22 July 2024 08:26

The Crowd Strikes Out

Written by Michael Roberts

The massive tech failure that caused chaos around the world raises important questions about the ownership and control of our digital world. The relatively unknown, cyber-security firm CrowdStrike admitted that the problem was caused by an update to its antivirus software, which was designed to protect Microsoft Windows devices from…

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Friday, 29 March 2024 10:48

'We need a radical Red Marx, not a cuddly Green Marx': Climate change as class war

Written by Jon Baldwin

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Jon Baldwin reviews some current thinking on climate change, Marx and the radical left Assuming that the free market and contemporary democratic states are not up to the job, and that the climate crisis is getting worse, then what can the radical left offer? The Japanese Marxist Kohei Saito says…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Wednesday, 12 April 2023 11:00

A Virtual World to Win: Class Struggle in the Video Game Industry

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Written by Scott Alsworth

Scott Alsworth writes about real and virtual class conflict in the video game industry, and its potential for helping us confront and overcome capitalism. All images are from Wikimedia. The class struggle is raging all around us. It is, as Marx observed, a sometimes hidden and a sometimes open fight.…

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Tuesday, 24 May 2022 08:18

Culture for All: Why Videogames Matter

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Written by Culture Matters

As part of the Culture for All series, supported by the Communication Workers Union, we're proud to present a short film about why videogames matter, by Ben Cowles. Why Videogames Matter by Ben Cowles I've been playing video games for as far back as I can remember. Some of my…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Friday, 15 May 2020 13:26

Science in a time of pandemic

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Written by Helena Sheehan

Helena Sheehan continues the Culture Matters and Morning Star series on the Covid-19 crisis and various cultural activities, by looking at its effect on science. Photo: Dave McNally OF THE many dimensions of the present pandemic, swamping our lives and suspending our normal reality, one of the most central to…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Monday, 05 August 2019 06:06

What belongs to us all: the moon landings, July 1969

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Written by Martin George - fix

Chris Guiton discussses the politics of the moon landing in 1969 The first moon landing took place on 20 July 1969. The 50th anniversary of this incredible achievement has rightly been an opportunity to celebrate the skill and heroism of the two astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who planted…

Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:41

The Bleeding Edge

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Richard Clarke reviews The Bleeding Edge, by Bob Hughes, New Internationalist 2016 A discussion paper published by the (left-leaning) Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) at the end of last year argues that automation ‘risks reproducing and amplifying existing inequalities within the economy.’ Some 44% of all jobs, (involving almost…

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Monday, 27 November 2017 15:42

What can a Marxist approach tell us about science?

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Richard Clarke considers how a dialectical methodology can help scientists ask the right questions. ‘Science’ and ‘scientific’ can mean at least three different things, including: 1) the ‘knowledge content’ of different disciplines (as in physics, chemistry, biology) about the universe; 2) the processes by which this understanding is acquired (the…

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Friday, 21 April 2017 13:58

Marxism and science

Written by Helena Sheehan

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In a superb foundation essay for our science and technology section, Helena Sheehan traces the historical contribution of marxism to science studies, and argues not only for a positive interpretation of its contribution in the past, but for its explanatory and ethical power in the present and future. The history…

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Monday, 30 November 2015 16:35

Godless revolutionary: the life and work of Alexander von Humboldt

Written by John Green

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John Green introduces the life of Alexander von Humboldt, the father of ecology who combined scientific investigation with a sense of high moral purpose. It is doubtful that many of the participants at the recent Paris talks on climate change will have heard of Alexander von Humboldt. Yet he is…

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