Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith (PhD, History) is a Visiting Assistant Professor at Miami University’s Department of Humanities and Creative Arts. He serves as Director of Public Programming at Miami’s regional campuses in Middletown and Hamilton, Ohio.
Articles by Matthew Smith
On Nosferatu, Moloch, and AI
Sometimes, it’s okay to be scared. At the very worst, it’s just a story.
Centering Humanity in the Age of the Chatbot
Though the metaphor sounds alarmist, an unimaginable tsunami is barreling down on a complacent world. We may have time to adjust, who knows?
Education and Democracy in Disembodied Times: Emerson and Dewey on Humane Technology
In an age of knee-jerk innovation, the warnings articulated by Emerson and Dewey are more needed than ever. They advocated for applied knowledge, but they also insisted such technology must…