Sprekers tijdens het Radboud Reflects programma Voor alles een app. Over valkuilen van tech-oplossingen.
Sprekers tijdens het Radboud Reflects programma Voor alles een app. Over valkuilen van tech-oplossingen.

An App for Everything: The Pitfalls of Technological Solutionism | Lecture and Conversation with philosophers Bouke van Balen and Liz Groen and social researcher Irma Arts

This programme was held in Dutch. Please visit the Dutch page for a complete recap.

Thursday 7 May 2026 | 20.00 - 21.30 hrs | Lecture Hall Complex, Radboud University

Radboud Reflects and deBuren

Healthy living, not running out of money before the end of the month, the empathetic chatbot — apps and smart products make us believe that there is a technological fix for every problem. But do these solutions really address the underlying issues? What are the social and political implications of information technology? Learn from philosophers Bouke van Balen and Liz Groen and social researcher Irma Arts about complex problems and the illusion of control. Bonus: artist Betül Sefika has created a live illustrated report.

The programme was Dutch spoken. Visit the Dutch page for a complete recap. 

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Organizational unit
Radboud Reflects
Theme
Philosophy, Society, Science