Technological innovation over the past century has revolutionized our society’s ability to solve problems. A byproduct of this movement is… Read More
Category: Human Impacts
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
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
Deterministic and Statistical Worlds
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, President's Message
Technologists are problem solvers. We work out answers to questions (sometimes simple, sometimes difficult), and apply these to the world…. Read More
A Not-So-Flat World – Friedman 2.0
By Jim Isaak on June 7th, 2017 in Blog Posts, Human Impacts, Societal Impact
I’m preparing a course for this Fall on the future, and pursuing a number of related books that will no… Read More
“Reality” Covers it Well
By Jim Isaak on June 13th, 2014 in Human Impacts
The issue of how video games or movies affect behavior is a recurrent topic in academic and public discourse.
Paul Cunningham
By Jim Isaak on June 10th, 1925 in
Paul Cunningham Dublin, Leinster; Ireland SSIT Volunteer since: 2.013 SSIT Roles 2013 – 2016: Chair, UK & Ireland Chapter 2016… Read More
Ranjit Nair
By Jim Isaak on June 11th, 1915 in
Homebase location * Kerala, India Email ranju@ieee.org SSIT Roles (and years) * Young Professionals Representative (2014-) Relevant IEEE Roles Member, IEEE EAB… Read More
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