Tag: Kelly

The Trials of Seaman Kelly

So there I was, 400 ft under the surface of the ocean on a boat that was designed to sink. It was early in the cruise, and we had a good 40 days before we had any hope to see in sunlight again. Luckily, there are only seven days on any submarine cruise. There’s the first three days, the last t...

The Trials of Seaman Kelly

Everything in the following story is true except the name of Seaman Kelly. So there I was, 400 ft under the surface of the ocean on a boat that was designed to sink. It was early in the cruise, and we had a good 40 days before we had any hope to see in sunlight again. Luckily, there are only seve...

Out of Control: the New Biology of Machines, Social Systems and the Economic World, according to Kevin Kelly

In 1992, Kevin Kelly’s book ‘Out of Control: the New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World’ attempted to throw light on the new era of complexity brought on by the synergy of computers, networks, and human evolution. In the book’s introduction, Kelly sat...