Technology is something that shapes our experience, the tools we use have so much influence on how we do what we do. Which is why I feel an ethics of technology is so important. We require the critical capacity to evaluate and understand the potential impact of our technology. However so many stumble forward blindly, immersing themselves in, and ingesting wholesale the technology that surrounds them.

Recently on my show 3D Dialogue I had a great conversation with University of Toronto Professor Larry Schmidt about his work around the ethics of technology. I've known Larry for a decade and a half and he's definitely had an influence on how I think about technology and the influence it has on society. We cover a number of issues, and take a big picture approach to explaining how ethics should play a role in influencing how we use our tools and how our tools use us. Certainly there is a need to slow down and reflect upon the changes we go through as individuals and as a society. Larry and I delve into this and more in the following 3D Dialogue segment: