Today, over 90% of U.S. teenagers are online. When it comes to social media, 50% of all teenagers log on at least once a day, with 22% logging on more than 10 times a day. We, like our parents and their parents before them, are worried about the effect that technology is having on the development of our kids. The author discussed the five rules for teaching teens to live with technology responsibly.
Tag: Internet
Net Neutrality
By SFIS on January 6th, 2018 in Communication Technology, Podcasts, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts
Cybersecurity expert Yan Shoshitaishvili joins Heather Ross to talk about the cybersecurity and social implications of the FCC’s December 2017… Read More
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.
Retreat to Move Forward : Alleviating Allostatic Load for the Brave
By Christine Perakslis on October 9th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Last Word, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
We need our brains to adapt advantageously for ingenious design and development, especially as the time between stimulus and response becomes precariously pressurized.
To Let Them Monitor or Not … Is that the Real Question?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The United States is now debating the wisdom of limits on monitoring by the National Security Agency (NSA). While the… Read More
Enslaved
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Click HERE to watch video of this performance, including visual elements. This performance art piece was delivered by Katina Michael… 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
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
Is Big Data the New “God” on Earth?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Surfing in the ocean. S. PILEGGI This evening I sat down to reflect on some significant happenings in the… Read More
Social Network Neutrality, Anyone?
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Having recently relocated to a country where I know very few people, I tried looking for a local branch of… Read More
IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology
By ieeessit on May 5th, 2013 in Social Implications of Technology
Katina Michael at the University of Wollongong, guest editor of the June 2013 Computer magazine special issue on Big Data:… Read More