Does the technology revolution make us less human? Whether it is a matter of perception between generations or not, the fact is that many see the digital age as decreasing our social interactions or increasing our egocentrism. Didier Schmitt argues that the contrary is under way. Through dematerialization, disintermediation, and “recentration” Didier show that the boom in technology confluence is in fact a chance to own less and to share more.
PhD in immuno-pharmacology and an MD degree, Didier Schmitt was principal investigator for a variety of scientific experiments which were performed in extreme environments such as on the Russian Mir space station, the US space Shuttle (Spacelab program), or long-term experimental an operational confinement such as Antarctic winter-over. In 2009, when seconded to the European Commission, he worked on space policy and then became scientific adviser and foresight coordinator in the Chief Scientific Advisor's Office and in the Bureau of European Policy Advisers to the President of the European Commission. Currently at the European External Action Service, he is dealing with space diplomacy, security and defense matters.
As a regular opinion writer on societal issues related to technology in top French newspapers, he published a book about “fiction science”, namely how will society be transformed by pushing the boundaries of current technology trends to the limits of what one can imagine.
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