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How I learned to stop worrying & love trash
09 February 2012, Andrew Gryf Paterson Event: Talking Trash(lab) lecture by Antti Ahonen: "How I learned to stop worrying and love trash"

Welcome to the first lecture in the 'Talking Trash(lab)' series by Antti Ahonen (Koelse, FI), on Friday 17th February, 17.30-19.00 at Aalto Media Factory.

"How I learned to stop worrying and love trash"

The question of trash is very essential today, as the rate our limited natural resources is turning into hazardous waste is constantly accelerating. Will we drown in our own waste, or is there an answer to this question? If there is, should we search for it in technology, activism, philosophy, religion, history, art or somewhere else? Is the end of consumer-culture near, or will we be saved by singularity, green politics or our own actions?

Antti Ahonen from Koelse will tackle these topics, explaining how he learned to stop worrying and love trash.

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More info about Trashlab & Talking Trash(lab) series: http://trashlab.info/
How to get to the location: http://mediafactory.aalto.fi/?page_id=693

This event is supported by Aalto Media Factory.

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