Living with Robots
Playfair Library Hall Old College, South Bridge, EdinburghA panel discussion among experts on what it means to ‘live well’ with robots.
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A panel discussion among experts on what it means to ‘live well’ with robots.
In this panel, speakers will briefly showcase their work on the intersections of technology and sexuality. When we are repeatedly told who and what to desire by apps, platforms and websites the relationship between technology and sexuality feels impossible to escape. We might not know what we really, really want.
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