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A Conversation with Lazar Puhalo

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

In December 17, 2014, T&S Editor-in-Chief Katina Michael interviewed Archbishop of Ottawa (Ret.) Lazar Puhalo, of the Orthodox Church in…  Read More

Tags: ReligionSeptember 2015transhumanism

Creating The Norbert Wiener Media Project

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

Mary Catherine Bateson in an interview from the 2014 Norbert Wiener Conference in Boston.   In the early part of…  Read More

Tags: artificial intelligencecyberneticsNorbert Wiener Media ProjectSeptember 2015threat

Automatic Tyranny, Re-Theism ,and the Rise of the Reals

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

“So will computers be smarter than humans? It depends on what you consider to be a computer and what you…  Read More

Tags: backlashhumanitySeptember 2015Singularitythreattranshumanismtyranny

Unmanned Aircraft: The Rising Risk of Hostile Takeover

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

Te use of unmanned aircraft also known as drones is increasing in U.S. national airspace and the numbers will rise…  Read More

Tags: droneshack threatsafetySeptember 2015unmanned aerial systemsunmanned aircraft

Robots Don't Pray

Robots Don’t Pray

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

Historically, the evolution of research in the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has always been related, although with…  Read More

Tags: artificial intelligenceRoboticsSeptember 2015Singularity

GPS in Interstate Trucking

GPS in Interstate Trucking in Australia: Intelligence, Surveillance, or Compliance Tool?

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

The Australian trucking industry uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) as its main tracking system. A satellite dish connects the…  Read More

Tags: AustraliaGPSJune 2014trucking industryworker's rights

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

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