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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Is Big Data the New “God” on Earth?

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

Surfing in the ocean. S. PILEGGI   This evening I sat down to reflect on some significant happenings in the…  Read More

Tags: Big DatagoogleInternetMarch 2016surfing

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Smart Toys that are the Stuff of Nightmares

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

At the top of some children’s Christmas present wish list in 2015 would have been the new Hello Barbie doll…  Read More

Tags: Hello BarbieMarch 2016Privacysmart toys

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Crafting an Ethical Global Society

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

At the 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Technology and Society (ISTAS’15), SSIT was greatly honored with an opening address to…  Read More

Tags: ISTAS 2015KeynoteMarch 2016President Michael Higgins

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Militarized Zones: The Thinking Machine, the Occupying Machine, the Intensive Machine

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

Throughout history, technological advances have had significant effects on military command, control, and logistics. In turn, military establishments — and…  Read More

Tags: Cyberwarfaredigital militarismhuman-machine interactionsJune 2016UAVs

Sex Robot Matters: Slavery, the Prostituted, and the Rights of Machines

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

Slavery is the coercive and controlled use of another human. Contrary to the belief that the practice ended in the…  Read More

Tags: anthropomorphismartificial intelligenceJune 2016pornographyrightssex robotslavery

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