The launch of Eris’s Golden Apple. The apple was documented in four phases:
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An engraved green apple painted with Gold varnish is enclosed in a transparent container. The lack of air enables the shrinking and rotting process of the fruit, while its surface remains golden. It becomes a fossil.
Why the future doesn’t need us is the title of an article written by American computer scientist William Nelson ‘Bill’ Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems in 1982, serving as chief scientist at the company until 2003. In his article, published in the online magazine Wired in April 2000, Bill Joy expresses his preoccupations regarding technological progressions and the risks to which the human species is subjected by fully engaging in such developments as robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology. The launch of the apple of discord: Eris’s Golden Apple.
