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"My proposed special concentration in the intersection between "technology and its impact on society" could not be classified purely as economics or computer sc
by natrius 19y ago
"My proposed special concentration in the intersection between "technology and its impact on society" could not be classified purely as economics or computer science. Each Dean reacted to my proposal with the same look: how could one even think such unclassifiable thoughts!"
Looks like you went to the wrong school.[1] But on a serious note, did they actually not make a serious attempt to accommodate you? It's not exactly a novel area of study.
[1] http://sts.stanford.edu/about.html http://sts.stanford.edu/about.html
- andreyf 19y agoAlso on the topics of "technology and its impact on society", Mark Pesce can be very insightful. His video entitled "Piracy is good" made the rounds here awhile back, and the rest of his work ranges from insightful dangerously-close-to-the-brink-of-sanity, but all in a very fun way. http://www.markpesce.com/ http://www.markpesce.com/