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Big Data’s Big Future – But for Whom

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

PetaJakarta.org team survey damage along the Ciliwung River using GeoSocial Rapid Assessment Survey Platform (#GRASP) via Twitter, as neighborhood children…  Read More

Tags: Big Datacrowd sourcingSeptember 2014

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Ethics and …

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

These remarks were delivered by IEEE President and CEO J. Roberto B. de Marca at the 2014 IEEE Ethics Conference,…  Read More

Tags: humanityIEEE Code of EthicsSeptember 2014

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Excessive Conference Fees

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

To the Editor: [of the IEEE Reflector] In the beginning of June of this year I became aware that the…  Read More

Tags: conference feesDecember 2014

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Are We Enslaved by Technology?

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

The comments of Dr. Michael Eldred below, dated Sept. 27, 2014, were received in response to the IQ2 “Big Ideas”…  Read More

Tags: choiceDecember 2014globalization

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Enslaved by Technology? Reflections on the IQ2 Debate on Big Ideas

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

Intelligence Squared (IQ2) Debate at the City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2014. To the Editor: Interesting, I thought,…  Read More

Tags: choicecontrolenslavementphilosophical considerations

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Enslaved

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

Click HERE to watch video of this performance, including visual elements.  This performance art piece was delivered by Katina Michael…  Read More

Tags: consumptionDecember 2014enslavementInternettechnology impacts

Laura Edelson, SSIT President

Dear SSIT Members…

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, President's Message

This is my last message as SSIT’s president. The past two years have been exciting ones for our Society: we’ve…  Read More

Tags: December 2014ssit

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Assessing Factory-Grown Cultured Meat

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Environment, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

Figure 1. Designers Erik Addison, Luke Morey, and Grant Parrinello (not affiliated with this research) developed a marketing campaign for a…  Read More

Tags: cultured meatfactory grown meatFood technologyMarch 2015

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Lessons from the Sea

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

Through wearables, bearables, and the Internet of Things, my neighbor with diabetes is eating healthier and losing weight; he is…  Read More

Tags: beneficial technologiesecosystem.InterdependenceMarch 2015ocean

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Social and Economic Sustainability

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

Back in 1997, Katina would use International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates of incoming and outgoing voice and data tele-traffic tables…  Read More

Tags: digital dividedigital inclusionInternet accessMarch 2015

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Social Implications of Biometric Registration: A Database Intended for Every Citizen in India

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security

Kannanshanmugam, Shanmugamstudio, Kollam/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported The Aadhaar (Unique Identity) project has become the bane of average Indians,…  Read More

Tags: AadhaarBiometricsIndiaMarch 2015UIDUnique Indentifier project

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Are Social Media Making Us Stupid?

By Liz Stillwaggon Swan on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

Contrarian computer scientist Jaron Lanier writes, “If you observe humans using computer programs that are designated to be “smart,” you…  Read More

Tags: March 2015sherry turkleSocial Media

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We Are Becoming Enslaved by Our Technology – Ruminations on the IQ2 Debate

By Jeff Robbins on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts

At the IQ2 Debate, asking, are we becoming enslaved by technology? [1], the negative side (the side that was cheerleading…  Read More

Tags: choiceenslavementMarch 2015technology addictiontechnology dependence

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The Circle

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Privacy & Security

The Circle. By Dave Eggers. Knopf, 2013. Reviewed by Scott D. Eldridge.   Have you taken the plunge and purchased one…  Read More

Tags: March 2015surveillance

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SSIT Past and Future

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, President's Message

The year 1962 saw the publication of at least three important works related to technology and society. Rachel Carson, a…  Read More

Tags: humanityMarch 2015ssit

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Father’s Day Algorithms or Malgorithms?

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

My friend Rich was 25 years old when he buried his 20-year old father. His dad, a green beret, was…  Read More

Tags: biosensorsJune 2015lifeloggingpsychology

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Nanoelectronics Research Gaps and Recommendations

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

A Report from the International Planning Working Group on Nanoelectronics (IPWGN)   Nanotechnology exploded in scientific publications in the year…  Read More

Tags: cooperationIPWGNJune 2015nanoelectronicsnanotechnologyresearch

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Learning from Delusions

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles

Once or twice a year, I receive a call or email from someone claiming to be under intensive targeted surveillance…  Read More

Tags: delusionsJune 2015mental illnessPrivacy

Tools for the Vision Impaired

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

Technology has helped to improve my life in many ways. Talking products such as alarm clocks, thermometers, scales, caller ID,…  Read More

Tags: Apexassistive technologyBrailleInternet accessJune 2015visual impairment

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Ich liebe Dich UBER alles in der Welt (I love you more than anything else in the world)

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

People are busy. The more tools we come up with to help us be faster, smarter, and better at keeping…  Read More

Tags: asynchronicitydisruptionForced ComplianceJune 2015Uber

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