Future Out Loud – July 14, 2017 Marisa Duarta, Andrew Maynard, and Heather Ross
International Cybersecurity
By SFIS on August 22nd, 2017 in Podcasts
Future Out Loud – August 4, 2017 With Adam Doupé, Jamie Winterton, Andrew Maynard, and Heather Ross

Ethical Interventions in Resource Constrained Environments
By Paul Cunningham on August 18th, 2017 in Videos
Paul Cunningham – August 8, 2017

Katina Michael Receives Brian M. O’Connell Distinguished Service Award
By terribookman on August 10th, 2017 in News and Notes, Societal Impact
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine Editor-in-Chief Katina Michael has been recognized with SSIT’s highest award for service with the Brian M. O’Connell… Read More

Intentionality: Value Apart from the Machine
By Christine Perakslis on August 4th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Last Word, Magazine Articles
The effect of technologies on our lives might be less about technology and more about the priorities and parameters we set.

The Dangers of Distributed Intelligence
By Guest Author on August 4th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
There is an increasing interest in, and implementation of the Internet of Things. As the number and types of interconnections… Read More

Ikehara Collection: Norbert Wiener’s Japan Connections
By Heather Love on August 4th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
A new archive of material added a new historical dimension to our discussions of cybernetics at the 2016 Norbert Wiener Conference in Australia.

Thinking Machines in the Physical World
By Arthur Winston on August 4th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Arthur Winston addressed to attendees of the 2016 IEEE Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, Melbourne, Australia, held… Read More

Creating the Bionic Ear: The Central Role of Cybernetics
By Graeme Clarke on August 4th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Graeme Clark is the inventor of the cochlear implant. He was the dinner Keynote Speaker at the 2016 Conference on… Read More

A Review of Technology Advances for Assisting Paralyzed People
By Sunil Jacob on August 1st, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Robotics
Many stroke survivors retain some degree of paralysis and thus have limited use of their body. According to published surveys,… Read More

Black Mirror
By Doug Hill on August 1st, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The future as depicted in works of science fiction, especially of the multiplex variety, is almost uniformly dystopian. The bleakness… Read More

The Fleeting Opportunity to Create our Values by Design
By John Havens on August 1st, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
What are your values? I’m asking you, the reader. As a quick exercise, try to write down ten values you… Read More

Algorithmic Bias: Addressing Growing Concerns
By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
In the context of the IEEE Global Initiative for Ethical Considerations in Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems, and with support… Read More

Can We Program Ethics into AI?
By Keith Miller on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
At the IEEE 2016 Conference on Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century, held in Melbourne, Australia, July 13–15, 2016, Keith… Read More

Getting from 1932 to 1945
By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Societal Impact
Responsibilities of Scientists and Engineers in Times of Chaos and Upheaval If the future is coming at an ever accelerating… Read More

Not So Fast
By Katina Michael on July 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Societal Impact
Not So Fast: Thinking Twice about Technology. By Doug Hill. Univ. of Georgia Press, Oct. 15, 2016, 240 pp. In… Read More

Pressed for Time
By Guest Author on July 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Societal Impact
Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism. By Judy Wajcman. Chicago, IL: Univ. of Chicago Press, 2015,… Read More

The Truth about Tesla: The Myth of the Lone Genius in the History of Innovation
By A. David Wunsch on July 28th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By Christopher Cooper. New York: Race Point Publishers, 2015, 195 pages. Ask a “twentysornething” or “millennial” A what the word… Read More

Speaking Out against Socially Destructive Technologies
By Katina Michael on July 28th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Norbert Wiener and the Call for Ethical Engagement Over the last century, the greatest acceleration of technological development has come… Read More

Going Fishing Matters
By Guest Author on July 28th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Dear Editor, Katina Michael, in “Gone Fishing: Breaking with the Biometric Rhythm of Tech-Centricism” (IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, Dec…. Read More




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