About Technology

The American Heritage Science Dictionary defines technology as:
1)The use of scientific knowledge to solve practical problems, especially in industry and commerce, and 2) The specific methods, materials, and devices used to solve practical problems.

I think we must interpret "practical problems" in the broadest sense. Some technological change affects situations which were never problems. And technology has resulted in novel tools such as Flickr.

Technology is what we do...what we humans do. We make, we invent, we organize, we screw up. Technology does not always result in solutions; some technological changes have resulted in environmental detriment. So we must be both captivated and cautious about technology.