Scaling Techno-Optimistic Visions

Techno-optimism, or the enduring belief that technology use and production are promising for humanity, is bound up in past and ongoing ideals of modernity, progress, and “development.” As a particular form of hope and aspiration, techno-optimism is harnessed for nation-building and economic developm...

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Main Authors: Seyram Avle, Cindy Lin, Jean Hardy, Silvia Lindtner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Social Studies of Science 2020-05-01
Series:Engaging Science, Technology, and Society
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Online Access:https://estsjournal.org/index.php/ests/article/view/283/261