https://www.arabianbytes.com/tags/anthropology/Recent content in Anthropology on Arabian Bytesen-usSun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://www.arabianbytes.com/2011/01/16/why-i-work-in-technology/Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000https://www.arabianbytes.com/2011/01/16/why-i-work-in-technology/Having just watched a fantastic TED lecture from cyborg Anthropologist (how cool is that job title?) Amber Case, it reminded me why I’m so intrigued and excited by technology and the digital world. Other than the magpie factor (I just like shiny new things), the anthropological impact of technology always excited me. In the late 1990s, my dissertation was on Designer Babies and the impact technology would have on our biology.