Technology Guide

Information Technology

Technologies related to knowledge, automation, transaction processing 

and other non-physical uses of information.

Automation	Event Processing
Gamification	Geofencing
Internet Of Things	Predictive Analytics
Reputation Systems	Transaction Processing

Data

Data and analysis of data.

Big Data	Cohort Analysis
Data Massage	Metadata
Predictive Analytics	Qualitative Data
Statistical Analysis

Robotics

Automation of physical tasks.

Autonomous Robots	Autonomous Technology
Cloud Robotics	Controlled Robots
Robot Highways	Self-Replicating Machine

Artificial Intelligence

Machines that learn and self-improve.

Affective Computing	Artificial Knowledge
Artificial Stupidity	Blockhead
CAPTCHA	Cyborg
Human + AI	Neural Network
Swarm Intelligence

Algorithms

Code that is particularly well designed.

Brute Force	Greedy Algorithms
Reverse Algorithms

Space

Technologies related to outer space.

Dyson Sphere	Interstellar Radio Messages
Self-Replicating Spacecraft	Spacecraft

Architectural Technology

Technologies used in buildings and other structures.

Green Walls	Smart Glass
Sunlight Transport	Translucent Concrete
Vertical Farming

Low Technology

Technology that is far less advanced than the state of the art but that has value for its features, lack of features or cost.

Do Nothing Farming	Lo-fi
Passive Design	Standalone

Sustainable Technology

Technologies that potentially improves quality of life and the environment.

Biochar	Carbon Concrete
Daylighting	Electric Boat
High-Speed Rail	Sustainable Lighting

Principles

Foundational technology theories, principles and guidelines.

Accelerating Change	Accidental Complexity
Precautionary Principle

Technology Economics

The science of explaining technology change, models and value creation.

Creative Destruction	Dematerialization
Economic Change	Forth Industrial Revolution
Hyperbolic Growth	Information Age
Rule Of Three	Six Degrees Of Separation
Technological Change

Technology Trends

The direction of technological change.

Digital Convergence	Domestication Of Technology
Moore's Law

Technology & Culture

The impact of technology on culture and vice versa.

Consumer Technology	Cultural Lag
Domestication Of Technology	Human Enhancement
Over-Automation	Progress Trap
Technological Determinism

Technology Problems

Risk and failures related to technology.

Darwin Among The Machines	Design Debt
Environmental Problems	Existential Risk
Grey Goo	Information Security
Machine Biases	Overfitting
Privacy	Single Point Of Failure
Technological Singularity