Mark O’Connell and Martin Schäuble

Martin Schäuble and Mark O'Connell, two authors who live in and reflect upon a world of technological possibilities, read from their works on 30 April 2019 in the context of Germany@Home37 in the library at 37 Merrion Square and spoke about the relationship between man and machine in terms of intelligence.

Martin Schäuble studied politics in Berlin, Israel, and Palestine, and received his doctorate from FU Berlin. He has worked as a journalist and editor. In addition to his non-fiction works, to date he has published three novels: Endland, Die Scanner and Die Gescannten. Both his novels and his non-fiction works have been nominated for numerous awards. Deutschlandfunk named Black Box Dschihad and Die Scanner on its list of the best seven books for young readers.

Mark O'Connell is a writer who lives in Dublin. He was awarded his PhD in English Literature from Trinity College Dublin. He was an Irish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow at TCD and taught contemporary literature. His book To Be a Machine was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Royal Society Science Book Prize, and was the recipient of the 2018 Wellcome Book Prize. He is a contributor to The New York Times Magazine and the Guardian.