Ithiel De Sola Pool, Sheila Jasonoff, and Shoshanna Zuboff argued against the idea of technological determinism. Each
author, though, makes different arguments about the main reasons why we fall short in both predictive capabilities and/or
efforts to manage technological futures.
1. Concisely and directly explain what you see as the most important single argument each of the three authors makes
against technological determinism and/or the difficulties of predicting technological outcomes or impacts (e.g. one main
argument per author – 3 in total).
2. Select what you believe to be the single most challenging problem associated with coping with the “indeterminacy”
of technological effects raised by one of your authors in Part B1. Then, drawing on any relevant course materials, explain
one or a maximum of two strategies or tactics you believe would provide the most promising approach to the governance
or management of that specific issue/problem. Be specific and detailed in explaining why or how your proposed
governance strategies address the argument/problem raised by your author. Why is your suggested approach most
appropriate?
