The Digital Society is increasingly characterized by an ecosystem of smart, socio-technical applications, such as smart grids, smart homes, smart… Read More

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By Richard White. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2011, 660 pp. Reviewed by Patrick Kidd In the broad sweep… Read More

Consumer Issues for Planning and Managing Digital Legacies
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles
Growing use of software applications in the home, the workplace, and in public places has resulted in increased production and… Read More

Regulating Spies in the Skies: Recommendations for Drone Rules in Canada
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Societal Impact
Aerial drones are increasingly being repurposed for domestic use and legislated for public and commercial purposes around the world. Japan,… Read More

Cyberwar: The What, When, Why, and How
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
Cyberwar is insidious, invisible to most, and is fought out of sight. It takes place in cyberspace, a location that… Read More

To Let Them Monitor or Not … Is that the Real Question?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The United States is now debating the wisdom of limits on monitoring by the National Security Agency (NSA). While the… Read More

Big Data’s Big Future – But for Whom
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
PetaJakarta.org team survey damage along the Ciliwung River using GeoSocial Rapid Assessment Survey Platform (#GRASP) via Twitter, as neighborhood children… Read More

Ethics and …
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles
These remarks were delivered by IEEE President and CEO J. Roberto B. de Marca at the 2014 IEEE Ethics Conference,… Read More

Excessive Conference Fees
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts
To the Editor: [of the IEEE Reflector] In the beginning of June of this year I became aware that the… Read More

Are We Enslaved by Technology?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
The comments of Dr. Michael Eldred below, dated Sept. 27, 2014, were received in response to the IQ2 “Big Ideas”… Read More

Enslaved by Technology? Reflections on the IQ2 Debate on Big Ideas
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles
Intelligence Squared (IQ2) Debate at the City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2014. To the Editor: Interesting, I thought,… Read More

Enslaved
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Click HERE to watch video of this performance, including visual elements. This performance art piece was delivered by Katina Michael… Read More

Dear SSIT Members…
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, President's Message
This is my last message as SSIT’s president. The past two years have been exciting ones for our Society: we’ve… Read More

Assessing Factory-Grown Cultured Meat
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Environment, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Figure 1. Designers Erik Addison, Luke Morey, and Grant Parrinello (not affiliated with this research) developed a marketing campaign for a… Read More

Lessons from the Sea
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Through wearables, bearables, and the Internet of Things, my neighbor with diabetes is eating healthier and losing weight; he is… Read More

Social and Economic Sustainability
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Back in 1997, Katina would use International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates of incoming and outgoing voice and data tele-traffic tables… Read More

Social Implications of Biometric Registration: A Database Intended for Every Citizen in India
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
Kannanshanmugam, Shanmugamstudio, Kollam/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported The Aadhaar (Unique Identity) project has become the bane of average Indians,… Read More

Are Social Media Making Us Stupid?
By Liz Stillwaggon Swan on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Contrarian computer scientist Jaron Lanier writes, “If you observe humans using computer programs that are designated to be “smart,” you… Read More

We Are Becoming Enslaved by Our Technology – Ruminations on the IQ2 Debate
By Jeff Robbins on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts
At the IQ2 Debate, asking, are we becoming enslaved by technology? [1], the negative side (the side that was cheerleading… Read More

The Circle
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Privacy & Security
The Circle. By Dave Eggers. Knopf, 2013. Reviewed by Scott D. Eldridge. Have you taken the plunge and purchased one… Read More