Blockchains are a new form of information technology that could have several important future applications. One is blockchain thinking, formulating…  Read More

Meteoric progress in sensor, computer, and telecommunication technology has catapulted healthcare into the realm of pharmaco-electronic medicine, where increasingly we…  Read More

According to urban scholars, industries, and governments [1], [2], future cities are only smart when investments in human and social…  Read More

Depression is a chronic mental illness affecting millions across the globe. Physical activities and sleep are some of the key…  Read More

Rehabilitation for chronic conditions resulting from acute or progressive disease might be delivered in an outpatient facility as in the…  Read More

Perhaps in the future every human individual will be considered disabled. Few might think this will happen, but if you…  Read More

Shakespeare has a lot to say about social media and social networks. In a quick review of the literature, we…  Read More

Rick Sare is an American long-haul freight truck driver. When he is not at work, driving, he lives in Orlando,…  Read More

September 27, 2015 Dear Prof. Turkle, I agree with the premise in your Sept. 26, 2015 New York Times Opinion…  Read More

SSIT was honored with an opening address from Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, at the 2015 IEEE-SSIT International Symposium…  Read More

Figure 1. Concept map of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine article headings (March 2010–July 2015) generated using Leximancer.    …  Read More

I recently watched The Martian, a great advertisement for engineering. Back in the real world, I read an October 7,…  Read More

When I was 8 years of age my older sister who was 8 years my senior was diagnosed with paranoid…  Read More

In the wake of crisis situations that can bring tragedy through the loss of human life, or the devastating destruction…  Read More

Figure 1. Privacy concerns arise for individuals when there is a high expectation of control over information pertaining to them…  Read More

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

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

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

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

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