Stealing Cars: Technology & Society from the Model T to the Gran Torino By John A. Heitmann and Rebecca H…. Read More
Category: Magazine Articles
Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews
By Donald R. Prothero. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, August 1, 2013. Reviewed by A. David Wunsch “Global warming is the… Read More
Windows into the Soul: Surveillance and Society in an Age of High Technology
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
By Gary T. Marx, University of Chicago Press, 2016. Reviewed by Donna L. Halper It goes without saying that we… 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
Human by Design: An Ethical Framework for Human Augmentation
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Rapid advances in science and technology are opening doors for the fulfillment of human desires in ways that were not… 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
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
Religion, Science, and Technology
By Katina Michael on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Human Impacts, Interview, Magazine Articles
An Interview with Metropolitan Kallistos Ware Born Timothy Ware in Bath, Somerset, England, Metropolitan Kallistos was educated at Westminster School… Read More
Human Microchipping, Past, Present, and … Future?
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
I sat staring at the computer on February 6th, 2006, thinking about the press release I was about to send… 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
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
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
The Sky Is the Limit
By Alexander Hayes on June 29th, 2017 in Interview, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine contributor Alexander Hayes interviewed Glass Explorer Cecilia Abadie on January 21, 2013. The complete Google… 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