At the IQ2 Debate, asking, are we becoming enslaved by technology? [1], the negative side (the side that was cheerleading… Read More
Category: Editorial & Opinion
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
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
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
ODE to…Digital Humility
By Christine Perakslis on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
“One precious element in the Judeo-Christian tradition is respect for the human person. Each person is of infinite value in… Read More
Why Did the 3D Revolution Fail?: The Present and Future of Stereoscopy
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Figure 1. Popularity of the search terms (a) “Stereoscopy” and (b) “3D television” between January 2007 and October 2016, based on… Read More
Implantable Technologies in the Military Sector
By Phil Hall on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics
These remarks were delivered at the close of the 9th Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security (SINS16), Melbourne,… Read More
Brain Implants and Memory
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Heather M. Roff and Peter W. Singer [1] strikingly identify a problem for the next American president in the form… Read More
What if My Disability Will not be Relevant in the Future?
By Laszlo Lovaszy on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
On December 3, 2016, the world celebrated the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the… 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
Socio-Ethical Implications of Implantable Technologies in the Military Sector
By Katina Michael on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Nanotechnology in the Military The military sector has been investing in nanotechnology solutions since their inception. Internal assessment committees in… Read More
Technological Expeditions and Cognitive Indolence
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles
The Greely Expedition of 1881 is a harrowing tale of starvation and the death of all but six of the… Read More
Norbert Wiener and the Counter-Tradition to the Dream of Mastery
By Doug Hill on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Wiener was far ahead of his time in recognizing that our habits of technology-fueled consumption pose significant threats to health and the environment. He predicted that within the foreseeable future we would be facing growing coal and gas shortages, growing scarcity of water with which to supply our cities, growing rates of infection due to increased air travel and antibiotic resistance, growing problems related to processed and synthetic foods, growing risks of nuclear power accidents, and growing risks of nuclear war.
Reintroducing Wiener: Channeling Norbert in the 21st Century
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
The arc of Norbert Wiener’s fascinating life became clear to us one day in the M.I.T. Institute Archives. In one… Read More
Ubiquitous Surveillance and Security
By Bruce Schneier on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
Governments and corporations gather, store, and analyze the tremendous amount of data we chuff out as we move through our… Read More
21CW: Norbert Wiener in the 21st Century
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
In this issue of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine we acknowledge one of the quintessential multi-disciplinarians of our time, Dr…. Read More
Creating The Norbert Wiener Media Project
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Mary Catherine Bateson in an interview from the 2014 Norbert Wiener Conference in Boston. In the early part of… Read More
Automatic Tyranny, Re-Theism ,and the Rise of the Reals
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
“So will computers be smarter than humans? It depends on what you consider to be a computer and what you… Read More
Robots Don’t Pray
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Historically, the evolution of research in the areas of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) has always been related, although with… Read More
Resistance Is Not Futile, nil desperandum
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
“Resistance is futile” is a catchphrase that has become synonymous with the adoption of new technologies [1]. The idea was… Read More