The fiercest public health crisis in a century has elicited cooperative courage and sacrifice across the globe. At the same time, the COVID-19 pandemic is producing severe social, economic, political, and ethical divides, within and between nations. It is reshaping how we engage with each other and how we see the world around us. It urges us to think more deeply on many challenging issues—some of which can perhaps offer opportunities if we handle them well. The transcripts that follow speak to the potency and promise of dialogue. They record two in a continuing series of “COVID-19 In Conversations” hosted by Oxford Prospects and Global Development Institute.
Category: Health & Medical
Call for Papers: After Covid-19: Crises, Ethics, and Socio-Technical Change
By Katina Michael on March 19th, 2021 in Call for Papers, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact, Transactions
Crises expose the fragility and resilience of our sociotechnical systems – from healthcare to financial markets, internet connectivity, and local communities. Submissions are especially invited on but not limited to the following topics intersecting with COVID-19 and crises:
Book Review: Their Own Devices
By A. David Wunsch on January 15th, 2021 in Book Reviews, Environment, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
Albright’s book focuses on a group of Americans who live a life of digital hyper-connectivity. Mostly under age 50, this would include what are called Generation X (born between 1965 and 1979), Millennials (born between 1980 and 1999), and their offspring — some, as we have seen, still infants.
Smarter Homes for the Elderly: A Reality Check
By Stephen Cobb on February 27th, 2020 in Blog Posts, Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact
The primary driver for agetech investment appears to be growing fears around caring for aging populations. But initiatives tend to skate over some of the inherent challenges.
Health 4.0: Challenges for an Orderly and Inclusive Innovation
By Eduardo Mario Dias on September 24th, 2019 in Commentary, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology
Healthcare is one of the sectors with the highest expectations for positive impacts of the 4.0 revolution. Healthcare systems must deal with the challenge of providing care without raising costs, given the fiscal constraints of the governments that provide such services to the population.
Brain Implants: Hype or Hope
By Tom Harris on August 16th, 2019 in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Ethics, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Social Implications of Technology, Video & Podcasts, Videos
Katina Michael, Director of the Center for Engineering, Policy and Society at Arizona State University speaks at TEDxASU 2019 about… Read More
Microchipping People Is a “Bad Idea”
By Katina Michael on July 31st, 2019 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Interview, Magazine Articles, Social Implications of Technology
Sjöström argues that NFC chips are a solution in search of a problem, have limited utility, are less efficient than alternatives, and pose significant health risks.
In Professionals We Trust—Or Do We?
By Karl Stephan on October 1st, 2018 in Articles, Health & Medical, Human Impacts
Originally published in The Engineering Ethics blog, August 6, 2018. In a recent New York Times opinion piece, science journalist Melinda Wenner… Read More
What would you do with a few million DNA records?
By Jim Isaak on January 5th, 2018 in Articles, Health & Medical
The Wall Street Journal points out that China has collected 54 million DNA records, and the U.S. FBI holds 13… Read More
Social Media Health Impact
By Jim Isaak on December 22nd, 2017 in Articles, Health & Medical
The Wall Street Journal reports that “Facebook Concedes to Effects on Health.” The social media health impact acknowledged is related… Read More
Katina Michaels discusses implantables at RadComms 2017
By Guest Author on November 8th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts, Videos
November 2, 2017 Sydney, Australia
We Need to Talk about the Web
By Martin Stewart-Weeks on October 24th, 2017 in Commentary, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The conversation about “Web Science” is becoming more urgent and more central to the future of the planet and the way we live a life worth living.
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
Who Should Own In-the-Body Medical Data in the Age of eHealth?
By Joe Carvalko on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles
Within the next decade, reactive medical practices will evolve into what has been popularly coined “P4” medicine — predictive, preventive,… Read More
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
Children and Technology: Parent Guidelines for Every Age
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles
What can parents do? Children need different rules at different ages of development. Here are some 3-6-9-12 Rules for the… Read More
Military Applications of Invasive Brain Stimulation
By Melanie Segado on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Health & Medical, Industry View, Magazine Articles
The United States military has a long tradition of driving technological innovation and the field of neurotechnology is no exception…. Read More
Ethical Imperatives for Veteran Healthcare Resources
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Dear Editor, After receiving my discharge from the United States Marine Corps, the most deplorable fight of my life/career started…. Read More
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