Those who have recently published a book looking at the intersection of science, technology, and society must wish that they could have delayed its appearance. As I write this in the summer of 2020, the world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking for a medical fix, a life-saving vaccine. The public’s faith in science and technology has never been higher. Computer “apps” that explore things such as the frequency of, and point of origin of, COVID-related Google search terms, and Twitter posts, are being used to trace the progress of the virus and to predict the sites of further outbreaks. The United States has been roiled by the death, at the hands of the police, of George Floyd. Floyd’s killing was captured by an app that has been circulating throughout the globe that has acquired the near iconic power of the crucifixion. With the majority of the American people equipped to make audio–visual recording of police brutality and post them on social media, we expect that crimes such as this will certainly diminish.

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技术修复者：技术信念的起源与启示

那些有最近出版的一本书着眼于科学，技术和社会的交汇处，必须希望他们能够推迟它的出现。当我在2020年夏天撰写本文时，全世界都在应对COVID-19大流行，并正在寻找一种医疗手段，一种可以挽救生命的疫苗。公众对科学技术的信念从未如此高。用于探索诸如COVID相关的Google搜索词的频率和来源以及Twitter帖子之类的计算机“应用程序”被用于跟踪病毒的进程并预测进一步爆发的地点。美国因乔治·弗洛伊德（George Floyd）的死而动荡不安。弗洛伊德的杀戮被一个应用程序捕获，该应用程序已在全球范围内流传，该应用程序已获得了钉十字架的标志性力量。