In this issue of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine we acknowledge one of the quintessential multi-disciplinarians of our time, Dr…. Read More
Category: Social Implications of Technology
A Conversation with Lazar Puhalo
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Interview, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
In December 17, 2014, T&S Editor-in-Chief Katina Michael interviewed Archbishop of Ottawa (Ret.) Lazar Puhalo, of the Orthodox Church in… 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
Unmanned Aircraft: The Rising Risk of Hostile Takeover
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Te use of unmanned aircraft also known as drones is increasing in U.S. national airspace and the numbers will rise… 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
GPS in Interstate Trucking in Australia: Intelligence, Surveillance, or Compliance Tool?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The Australian trucking industry uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) as its main tracking system. A satellite dish connects the… 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
Coping with Machines
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, President's Message, Robotics, Societal Impact
Computers tell us what to do, every day, all the time. Is this a problem? I may get irritated when… Read More
Digitus Secundus: The Swipe
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
As 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Holocaust concentration camps, I downloaded an audio recording of… Read More
Held Captive in the Cyberworld
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Fiction, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
At breakfast the next morning, Phi disclosed, “You know, Psi, I’m sick of this country. Let’s head on back home… Read More
Blockchain Thinking : The Brain as a Decentralized Autonomous Corporation
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Blockchains are a new form of information technology that could have several important future applications. One is blockchain thinking, formulating… 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
Alternative Planning and Land Administration for Future Smart Cities
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
According to urban scholars, industries, and governments [1], [2], future cities are only smart when investments in human and social… Read More
MoodTrek–A New App to Improve Mental HealthCare
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles
Depression is a chronic mental illness affecting millions across the globe. Physical activities and sleep are some of the key… Read More
Multimedia and Gaming Technologies for Telerehabilitation of Motor Disabilities
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Health & Medical, Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles
Rehabilitation for chronic conditions resulting from acute or progressive disease might be delivered in an outpatient facility as in the… Read More
Corporate Individualism–Changing the Face of Capitalism
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Perhaps in the future every human individual will be considered disabled. Few might think this will happen, but if you… Read More
On the Road with Rick Sare — and Google Glass
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Interview, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Rick Sare is an American long-haul freight truck driver. When he is not at work, driving, he lives in Orlando,… Read More
Technology and Change – Open Letter
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
September 27, 2015 Dear Prof. Turkle, I agree with the premise in your Sept. 26, 2015 New York Times Opinion… Read More
Reflecting on the Contribution of T&S Magazine to the IEEE
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Figure 1. Concept map of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine article headings (March 2010–July 2015) generated using Leximancer. … Read More