3071 Tablet to Tablet - Stone to Digital Ages

3071 Tablet to Tablet - Stone to Digital Ages

History | Registration opens Monday, March 2, 2026 12:00 AM

2569 Cook Road Crossville, TN 38571 United States
Multipurpose
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 (one day)
10:00 AM-11:30 AM on Wed

3071 Tablet to Tablet - Stone to Digital Ages

History | Registration opens Monday, March 2, 2026 12:00 AM

Tablets to Tablets is a reflection on the cognitive and behavioral effects of technology with a particular focus on smartphones and social media. As we enjoy the internet's bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply? In this presentation, Copper Jackson explores the assumption that whenever people gain more power to share information, society prospers. Using the works of Nicholas Carr, Copper Jackson examines how, as communication becomes more mechanized and efficient, it breeds confusion more than understanding, strife more than harmony and whether media technologies bring the worst out of human nature.

Copper Jackson

Copper Jackson is a birder, naturalist, hunter-conservationist, and environmental advocate. This year he served as the District Ambassador for Cumberland County at Conservation Day on the Hill, a day of advocacy and action at the Tennessee State Capitol. As of March 2025, he has visited every single Tennessee State Park (59) and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has honored him as a Tennessee State Park Ambassador. He lives in Crossville and in his spare time he enjoys taking courses in pursuit of the Wild Ones Certificate in Native Plants, spelunking, and volunteering at Cumberland Mountain State Park with the Friends of Cumberland Mountain State Park.