Rehabilitation for chronic conditions resulting from acute or progressive disease might be delivered in an outpatient facility as in the… Read More
Category: Magazine Articles
Corporate Individualism–Changing the Face of Capitalism
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Perhaps in the future every human individual will be considered disabled. Few might think this will happen, but if you… Read More
Shakespeare, Social Media, and Social Networks
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion
Shakespeare has a lot to say about social media and social networks. In a quick review of the literature, we… Read More
On the Road with Rick Sare — and Google Glass
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Interview, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Rick Sare is an American long-haul freight truck driver. When he is not at work, driving, he lives in Orlando,… Read More
Technology and Change – Open Letter
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
September 27, 2015 Dear Prof. Turkle, I agree with the premise in your Sept. 26, 2015 New York Times Opinion… Read More
Irish President Michael D. Higgins Delivers Opening Address at ISTAS 2015 in Dublin
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, News and Notes
SSIT was honored with an opening address from Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, at the 2015 IEEE-SSIT International Symposium… Read More
Reflecting on the Contribution of T&S Magazine to the IEEE
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Figure 1. Concept map of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine article headings (March 2010–July 2015) generated using Leximancer. … Read More
Improving Our “Engineering-Crazed” Image
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, President's Message, Societal Impact
I recently watched The Martian, a great advertisement for engineering. Back in the real world, I read an October 7,… Read More
Mental Health, Implantables, and Side Effects
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
When I was 8 years of age my older sister who was 8 years my senior was diagnosed with paranoid… Read More
If Privacy Is Dead, What Can We Do Instead?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
Figure 1. Privacy concerns arise for individuals when there is a high expectation of control over information pertaining to them… Read More
Is Big Data the New “God” on Earth?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Surfing in the ocean. S. PILEGGI This evening I sat down to reflect on some significant happenings in the… Read More
Smart Toys that are the Stuff of Nightmares
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
At the top of some children’s Christmas present wish list in 2015 would have been the new Hello Barbie doll… Read More
Crafting an Ethical Global Society
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
At the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS’15), SSIT was greatly honored with an opening address to… Read More
Militarized Zones: The Thinking Machine, the Occupying Machine, the Intensive Machine
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Throughout history, technological advances have had significant effects on military command, control, and logistics. In turn, military establishments — and… Read More
Uber Is Built on Trust
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles
Uber isn’t in the taxi business. It’s not really in the dispatch business, or even in the tech business. It’s… Read More
Toyota: Not So Fast, Guys
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Case Studies, Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles
The automotive industry has furnished the field of engineering ethics with more than one “paradigm” case that generations of budding… Read More
GM Ignition Switch Recall: Too Little Too Late?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
How much stuff do you carry on your keyring? Besides keys, I mean. Some minimalists like my wife carry car… Read More
RFID Implant Developments: Where Are We Headed and Why?
By Sharon Rose Bradley-Munn on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
From a feminist perspective, author Donna Haraway makes inference to a type of teleology within technology itself that displaces the… Read More
When Smart Is Not: Technology and Michio Kaku’s The Future of the Mind
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
In his new book, The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower Mind, theoretical physicist… Read More
Social Network Neutrality, Anyone?
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Having recently relocated to a country where I know very few people, I tried looking for a local branch of… Read More