Another entry in the Global Extraction Film Festival is a fascinating documentary on "screen culture" which examines how computers have come to increasingly impact all aspects of our lives -- including the development of our own brains. Written and directed by Jordan Brown, Stare Into the Lights My Pretties (2017) is a wide-ranging look at this relatively recent and seemingly all-encompassing technological phenomenon. After watching the film, please address the following questions in a 300-400 word (or longer) essay:
- According to Professor Lelila Green, what are the ABCs that characterize technological development since the turn of the twentieth century?
- How does the neuroscientist Susan Greenfield distinguish information from knowledge? What is her definition of knowledge?
- According to Eli Pariser, what is a "filter bubble" and why does he think it is a negative development?
- The film spends a great deal of time examining the rise of "surveillance culture." How comfortable are you with the degree of surveillance that is currently taking place in our society? Taking a long view, do you think increasing surveillance is positive or negative development for society? Why or why not?
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