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We’ve Got to Do Better

By Katina Michael on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

Each year, thousands of film buffs gather at the Sundance International Film Festival in Park City, UT, U.S.A., to see…  Read More

Tags: Addictioninternet addictionMarch 2014web addiction

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Nanotechnology: Ethical and Social Implications

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

By Ahmed S. Khan. CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), 2012. Reviewed by Karl D. Stephan   Anyone who doesn’t know…  Read More

Tags: March 2014nanotechnologysocial implications

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Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

By W. Bernard Carlson, Princeton University Press, 2013, 520 pages. Reviewed by Eric P. Wenaas.   W. Bernard Carlson points…  Read More

Tags: inventorMarch 2014Tesla

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Geosocial Intelligence

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology

Social media, driven by the explosive uptake of mobile computing, has caused a systematic shift in the structure of personal…  Read More

Tags: crisiscrowd sourcingHaiyanMarch 2014Social Mediatyphoon

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Appropriate Technologies in the Globalized World: FAQs

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

Technological innovation over the past century has revolutionized our society’s ability to solve problems. A byproduct of this movement is…  Read More

Tags: appropriate technologiesdeveloping worldhumanitarian engineeringMarch 2014

The Reinvention of Social Capital for Socio-Technical Systems

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

Social capital has been defined by Ostrom and Ahn [1] as “an attribute of individuals that enhances their ability to…  Read More

Tags: March 2014smartgridsocial capitalSocial Networks

Smart Cities and Their Smart Decisions: Ethical Considerations

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

In many respects, information and communication technologies (ICTs) pose new challenges to society. It is worth recognizing what ICTs represent…  Read More

Tags: ICTsinformation and communication technologiesMarch 2014Smart Cities

Remotely Piloted Airborne Vehicles

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Societal Impact

This article is a summary report on the Eighth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security Series. This year’s…  Read More

Tags: conference reportDecember 2014remotely piloted vehiclesRPAVs

Recommendations for Future Development of Artificial Agents

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

A set of technologies, loosely referred to as “artificial agents,” is becoming more pervasive and more powerful in the current…  Read More

Tags: artificial agentsBotsDecember 2014ethicsUAVs

Channeling Digital Convergence in Education for Societal Benefit

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

The advent of the information revolution has led to the digitalization of society, affecting virtually all of its concerns. The…  Read More

Tags: December 2014digital convergenceEducationICTs

Influential Engineers: Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?

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

The objective of this study is to examine the intercontinental movement of highly cited researchers (HCRs) in the field of…  Read More

Tags: December 2014engineering professionhighly cited researchers

Videoconferencing for Civil Commitment: Preserving Dignity

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

  Civil commitment (i.e., civil involuntary hospitalization and treatment) is sometimes necessary to treat some psychiatric patients, especially those believed…  Read More

Tags: December 2014psychiatrytele-courtroom

Snowden’s Lessons for Whistleblowers

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact

In June 2013, Edward Snowden burst onto the world media scene. He had worked as a contractor for the U.S….  Read More

Tags: December 2014Edward SnowdenNSAPrivacysurveillancewhistle-blower

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Reclaiming Conversation

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. By Sherry Turkle, Pengiun, 2015. Writing in 1930, the German cultural critic…  Read More

Tags: cell phoneconversationDecember 2016empathy

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Perfecting Sound

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

Perfecting Sound Forever-An Aural History of Recorded Music. By Greg Milner. New York, NY: Faber and Faber, Inc., 2009, 416…  Read More

Tags: June 2016musicsound

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America’s Assembly Line

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

By David E. Nye. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 2013, 338 pages Reviewed by David Wunsch If I asked you to…  Read More

Tags: assembly lineFordismhistoryJune 2016manufacturingMarxism

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Rise of the Robots

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact

Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future. By Martin Ford. Basic Books, 2015, 224 pp….  Read More

Tags: economic factorsemploymentjobsJune 2016Robots

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The Cybernetics Movement

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

The Cybernetics Moment, Or Why We Call Our Age the Information Age. By Ronald R. Kline. Johns Hopkins University Press,…  Read More

Tags: cyberneticsinformation ageJune 2016norbert wiener

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Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact

By Jai Galliott. Surrey, U.K.: Ashgate, 2015, 266 pp. Reviewed by Tim McFarland Perhaps the most well-known, and controversial, development…  Read More

Tags: dronesethicsJune 2016military robotsRobotsunmanned systemswar

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Digital Militarism

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

Digital Militarism: Israel’s Occupation in the Social Media Age. By Adi Kuntsman and Rebecca L. Stein. Stanford University Press, 2015,$21.95…  Read More

Tags: digital militarismIsraelJune 2016military policypalestiniansSocial Media

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