This book explores the making of robots in labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It examines the cultural ideas that go into the making of robots, and the role of fiction in co-constructing the technological practices of the robotic scientists. The book engages with debates in anthropological theorizing regarding the way that robots are reimagined as intelligent, autonomous and social and weaved into lived social realities. Richardson charts the move away from the "worker" robot of the 1920s to the "social" one of the 2000s, as robots are reimagined as companions,...
This book explores the making of robots in labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It examines the cultural ideas that go into the...
Women are complex creatures and if we would be honest with ourselves we could admit that we put the men in our lives through the ringer. We cry when we're not sad, laugh when nothing is funny, and will tell you off at the drop of a dime when we feel attacked. We want to be independent and say that we don't need anyone when in actuality we do. Enter in the man that God has for you. He comes at a time when you are broken and not wanting to be loved. You put him through things he never imagined he would go through but his heart for God allows him to stand strong with everything in him. He's not...
Women are complex creatures and if we would be honest with ourselves we could admit that we put the men in our lives through the ringer. We cry when w...
Daniel and Jasmine had been married for the last 10 years. Some would say that they had the picture perfect relationship. They had it all. The elaborate dream home, two adorable daughters that they adored and everything in between. Daniel even served in their church as one of its most faithful deacons. So what more could a woman ask for, right? But, things weren't always what they seemed. When Jasmine finds out that Daniel once again steps out on their marriage all hell breaks loose. With one secret unfolding after the next, Jasmine begins to spiral out of control. Will prayer be enough to...
Daniel and Jasmine had been married for the last 10 years. Some would say that they had the picture perfect relationship. They had it all. The elabora...
