By W. Bernard Carlson, Princeton University Press, 2013, 520 pages. Reviewed by Eric P. Wenaas. W. Bernard Carlson points… Read More
Geosocial Intelligence
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology
Social media, driven by the explosive uptake of mobile computing, has caused a systematic shift in the structure of personal… Read More
Appropriate Technologies in the Globalized World: FAQs
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Technological innovation over the past century has revolutionized our society’s ability to solve problems. A byproduct of this movement is… Read More
The Reinvention of Social Capital for Socio-Technical Systems
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Social capital has been defined by Ostrom and Ahn [1] as “an attribute of individuals that enhances their ability to… Read More
Smart Cities and Their Smart Decisions: Ethical Considerations
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
In many respects, information and communication technologies (ICTs) pose new challenges to society. It is worth recognizing what ICTs represent… Read More
Remotely Piloted Airborne Vehicles
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, News and Notes, Societal Impact
This article is a summary report on the Eighth Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security Series. This year’s… Read More
Recommendations for Future Development of Artificial Agents
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
A set of technologies, loosely referred to as “artificial agents,” is becoming more pervasive and more powerful in the current… Read More
Channeling Digital Convergence in Education for Societal Benefit
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The advent of the information revolution has led to the digitalization of society, affecting virtually all of its concerns. The… Read More
Influential Engineers: Where Do They Come From and Where Do They Go?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The objective of this study is to examine the intercontinental movement of highly cited researchers (HCRs) in the field of… Read More
Videoconferencing for Civil Commitment: Preserving Dignity
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Health & Medical, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
Civil commitment (i.e., civil involuntary hospitalization and treatment) is sometimes necessary to treat some psychiatric patients, especially those believed… Read More
Snowden’s Lessons for Whistleblowers
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Commentary, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
In June 2013, Edward Snowden burst onto the world media scene. He had worked as a contractor for the U.S…. Read More
Reclaiming Conversation
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
The Power of Talk in a Digital Age. By Sherry Turkle, Pengiun, 2015. Writing in 1930, the German cultural critic… Read More
Perfecting Sound
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Perfecting Sound Forever-An Aural History of Recorded Music. By Greg Milner. New York, NY: Faber and Faber, Inc., 2009, 416… Read More
America’s Assembly Line
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By David E. Nye. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T. Press, 2013, 338 pages Reviewed by David Wunsch If I asked you to… Read More
Rise of the Robots
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future. By Martin Ford. Basic Books, 2015, 224 pp…. Read More
The Cybernetics Movement
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The Cybernetics Moment, Or Why We Call Our Age the Information Age. By Ronald R. Kline. Johns Hopkins University Press,… Read More
Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
By Jai Galliott. Surrey, U.K.: Ashgate, 2015, 266 pp. Reviewed by Tim McFarland Perhaps the most well-known, and controversial, development… Read More
Digital Militarism
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Digital Militarism: Israel’s Occupation in the Social Media Age. By Adi Kuntsman and Rebecca L. Stein. Stanford University Press, 2015,$21.95… Read More
FM Power to the People
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Low Power to the People: Pirates, Protest, and Politics in FM Radio Activism. By Christina Dunbar-Hester. Cambridge, MA: M.I.T., Nov…. Read More
Probing the Sky
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Communication Technology, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Probing the Sky with Radio Waves: From Wireless Technology to the Development of Atmospheric Science. By Chen-Pang Yeang. Chicago, IL:… Read More