Is Technology Moving Too Fast?
Cars, airplanes and telephones were all life-changing inventions, but they had a steady and comprehensible evolution. Computers and biotechnology, on the other hand, are progressing so fast that only an elite few can keep up. Such swiftness could create societal frictions, says Whole Earth Catalog creator Stewart Brand in a special article for TIME.
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    Stewart Brand is the cofounder of what company?

    a) Amazon.com
    b) Global Business Network
    c) Dell Computers
    d) 3com Networks
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