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Resistance is not futile.

Resistance Is Not Futile, nil desperandum

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

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

Tags: artificial intelligenceresistanceRoboticsSeptember 2015

Coping with Machines

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, President's Message, Robotics, Societal Impact

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

Tags: artificial intelligencecomputersmachine self-learningSeptember 2015unanticipated consequences

swipe

Digitus Secundus: The Swipe

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

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

Tags: December 2015escapemuteunintended consequences

Drowning in Information

Information Paradox : Drowning in Information, Starving for Knowledge

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion

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

Tags: conflictDecember 2015Information paradoxmisinformation

drawing

Held Captive in the Cyberworld

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Fiction, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

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

Tags: captivecyberworldDecember 2015

Blockchain Thinking : The Brain as a Decentralized Autonomous Corporation

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

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

Tags: blockchainDecember 2015

pharmaco-electronics

Pharmaco-Electronics Emerge

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

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

Tags: December 2015medical devicespharmaceuticalspharmaco-electronics

smart cities

Alternative Planning and Land Administration for Future Smart Cities

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

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

Tags: December 2015ICTsSensorsSmart Citiessustainable development

Moodtrek for mental health

MoodTrek–A New App to Improve Mental HealthCare

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles

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

Tags: December 2015mental healthmental illnessMoodtrek

Telerehabilitation

Multimedia and Gaming Technologies for Telerehabilitation of Motor Disabilities

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles

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

Tags: December 2015disabilitySensorstelerehabilitation

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

Tags: capitalismDecember 2015disabilityeconomyunemployment

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

Tags: communicationDecember 2015literary analysisShakespeareSocial Networks

Rick Sare

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

Tags: December 2015Google Glass

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

Tags: December 2015divided attentionfragmented connection

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

Tags: DublinIrish PresidentISTAS 2015Michael D Higgins

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

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

Tags: December 2015IEEE Technology and Society MagazineT&S Magazine

Greg Adamson, SSIT President

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

Tags: December 2015engineering professionwhistle-blower

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

Tags: brain implantECTJune 2015mental health

Crisis management app.

Speed Isn’t Enough: Usability and Adoption of an Optimized Alert Notification System

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Societal Impact

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

Tags: alertsCommon Alerting ProtocolcrisisMarch 2016mobile deviceVirginia Tech

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

Tags: March 2016Privacytrust

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