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Andy Amato, speaking at this event

The Cure Is Making Us Sick

Why every new technology promises to fix us, and quietly deepens the problems it was built to solve.
When
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Where
2700 SWISS Event Space
2700 Swiss AvenueSuite 100
Price
$35
Doors
6 PM
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Refunds 24h beforeStreet parking is encouraged. There is also a paid lot half a block away at the corner of Florence Street and Cantegral Street. That lot is privately owned and is not operated by or affiliated with Hang Dallas or 2700 SWISS Event Space. Pay at the sign when you park. The lot owner enforces its own rules, and unpaid vehicles may be booted or towed at the driver's expense. We cannot help with lot fees, boots or tows.

What this talk is about

The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.

One speaker. One big idea. One good room.

Where · 2700 SWISS Event Space.

We reach for technological fixes while the deeper problems multiply beneath us. Dr. Andy Amato examines how our reflex toward innovation keeps us treating symptoms instead of causes, inventing new ways to manage personal and social breakdowns without confronting what produces them in the first place. That pattern, he argues, feeds the growing sense that we are living through something terminal.

How the night goes

Doors at 6:00 PM. Come early, grab a drink and something to eat, settle in.
Andy takes the floor at 7:00 PM.
Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.
Afterward, stay for a glass of wine with Andy. The best conversations happen then.

Who's speaking

Andy Amato

Andy Amato

Andy Amato is an artist, writer, and teacher. He is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at Dallas, Co-director of the Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology, and Coordinator for the North Texas Philosophical Association. He is the author of two books on Shakespeare and philosophy, as well as several articles and anthology chapters. His current research focuses on addiction, technology, and utopia. Outside of academia, he has written art reviews for Arts and Culture Texas, Glasstire, and Might Be Good. He is a former founding member of the Dallas-based art collective, Muscle Nation, and his paintings and sculptures have been exhibited in numerous curated group shows.

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