“Resistance is futile” is a catchphrase that has become synonymous with the adoption of new technologies [1]. The idea was…  Read More

Computers tell us what to do, every day, all the time. Is this a problem? I may get irritated when…  Read More

As 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Holocaust concentration camps, I downloaded an audio recording of…  Read More

We are living in an age of information. Staggering amounts of information are collected, stored, and widely disseminated. Yet, we…  Read More

At breakfast the next morning, Phi disclosed, “You know, Psi, I’m sick of this country. Let’s head on back home…  Read More

Blockchains are a new form of information technology that could have several important future applications. One is blockchain thinking, formulating…  Read More

Meteoric progress in sensor, computer, and telecommunication technology has catapulted healthcare into the realm of pharmaco-electronic medicine, where increasingly we…  Read More

According to urban scholars, industries, and governments [1], [2], future cities are only smart when investments in human and social…  Read More

Depression is a chronic mental illness affecting millions across the globe. Physical activities and sleep are some of the key…  Read More

Rehabilitation for chronic conditions resulting from acute or progressive disease might be delivered in an outpatient facility as in the…  Read More

Perhaps in the future every human individual will be considered disabled. Few might think this will happen, but if you…  Read More

Shakespeare has a lot to say about social media and social networks. In a quick review of the literature, we…  Read More

Rick Sare is an American long-haul freight truck driver. When he is not at work, driving, he lives in Orlando,…  Read More

September 27, 2015 Dear Prof. Turkle, I agree with the premise in your Sept. 26, 2015 New York Times Opinion…  Read More

SSIT was honored with an opening address from Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, at the 2015 IEEE-SSIT International Symposium…  Read More

Figure 1. Concept map of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine article headings (March 2010–July 2015) generated using Leximancer.    …  Read More

I recently watched The Martian, a great advertisement for engineering. Back in the real world, I read an October 7,…  Read More

When I was 8 years of age my older sister who was 8 years my senior was diagnosed with paranoid…  Read More

In the wake of crisis situations that can bring tragedy through the loss of human life, or the devastating destruction…  Read More

Figure 1. Privacy concerns arise for individuals when there is a high expectation of control over information pertaining to them…  Read More