What is it about?
Is our global technology ecosystem interconnected or not? This OpEd highlights the global interconnedtedness by reviewing a history book on global making in the 17th century and recommends dealing with global issues with a stable mindset and optimism inspired by Chan Buddhism.
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Why is it important?
A calm mindset with goodwill for global collaboration can truly help us address global challenges in this divided world.
Perspectives
The bell tolls for all of us. The history of global making in the 17th century reminds us that our technological ecosystems are globally interconnected technically, socially, culturally, and economically.
Huatong Sun
University of Washington Tacoma
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This page is a summary of: What Are You Reading?, interactions, June 2025, ACM (Association for Computing Machinery),
DOI: 10.1145/3742467.
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