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Introductory note Technonatural ecologies and the climate crisis

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Published: Sep 15, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/automaton.42666
Daphne Dragona
Department of Audio and Visual Arts, Ionian University
Abstract

The role of technology in addressing the environmental crisis has been widely discussed in recent years. While rising temperatures, biodiversity loss, and extreme weather events affect much of the planet, advanced technologies are increasingly being employed to study, predict, and confront environmental challenges. The special issue of Automaton, “Technonatural Ecologies and the Climate Crisis,” raises questions about both the potential and the limits of technological mediation, exploring how biotechnological and computational infrastructures co-shape the concepts of nature, ecology, and crisis, while also reflecting on the socio-political, ethical, and philosophical implications of technonatural coexistence.

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