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    • Science and Technology Studies
    • Environmental History
    • Sociology of Technology

    Background:

    • Scholarly interest in the technosphere is rapidly increasing.
    • Current analyses often characterize the technosphere as massive, modern, and autonomous.
    • A critical re-evaluation of these common perceptions is needed.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To constructively critique prevailing definitions of the technosphere.
    • To analyze the technosphere through the lenses of scale, time, and power.
    • To advocate for a "socialized" understanding of the technosphere.

    Main Methods:

    • Historical analysis of the technosphere's evolution.
    • Examination of the technosphere across multiple scales.
    • Exploration of the social and power dynamics embedded in technological development.

    Main Results:

    • The technosphere exists at multiple, intersecting scales.
    • The technosphere has a three-million-year history, indicating coevolution with Homo sapiens.
    • The technosphere is a social entity shaped by power dynamics, particularly concerning historical human groups.

    Conclusions:

    • The technosphere is not autonomous but a profoundly social entity.
    • Technological and social formations are deeply interwoven.
    • Scholars should interrogate and explore the social dimensions of the technosphere, akin to socializing the Anthropocene.