Technology
Are We Being Replaced?
Technological progress is prevalent in society. Every year, newer models of cell phones, televisions, and computers are released. The reasoning behind the release of new machinery is that it is more efficient than the previous model and thus can greatly facilitate the activities it was designed for.
Pitfalls of eBooks and Why They Don’t Matter
With the release of Apple Inc.’s iPad, another chapter is being written in the history of digitized media. Specifically, the iPad continues the work done by products such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook, in furthering the development of the eBook market. By definition, eBooks, also known as digital books, are e-texts [...]
NASA: A Case for Curiosity-Based Research
The general public may question the wisdom of investing so much time and money into efforts that may never provide practical returns. This is the reason that in this year’s budget, the 17.68 billion dollar question is: why conduct science for the sake of science?
It’s Your World Wide Web
It’s your World. It’s wide. It’s the Web. What you choose to do with it is all up to you. Read what some people have done with the Internet’s features to impact the world we live in.
TTH Online Podcast – Episode 003a: Technology and Society
Guest: Jameson Wetmore What do the Amish have to teach us about the human-technology relationship? Have you ever felt the temptation to text message in class or wondered how much power you have over your technology – or vice versa? Join host Ellen DuPont for part one of a two part series with ASU professor [...]
How Technology Betrays Us
Imagine this: you are a citizen of a country controlled by an oppressive regime. There has just been an election, the first in your country’s history, to establish a new, publicly-decided leader. However, the results are disclosed within hours, a nearly impossible feat given both the country’s size and its lack of organization. You suspect [...]
How Do You Say “Dot Com” in Chinese?
Here you see two URLs, or internet addresses: <http://www.dhs.gov> and <http://www.dhs.gοv>. One of them is the homepage for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and one of them is not. Can you tell which one? Squint hard. Confused? You should be. But should you be worried? The first web address is the correct URL for [...]
The Utility (or Irrelevance) of Social Media in Autocratic Middle Eastern Regimes
In our contemporary era of social media technology and global networking websites, observers of the Middle East widely agree on one point: unless autocratic regimes obstruct or heavily restrict Internet access, they will be subverted by technologically shrewd activists.
Robots Invade America
Three hundred million Americans and growing. An unceasing flow of immigrants, both legal and illegal.
Unemployment nearing ten percent. If anything, it seems as though there’s a shortage of work to go around in the United States.
Social Networking: From Fantasy to Facebook
Social networking websites offer a large degree of “control” by which individuals shape their digital image: users can select a precise moment in time to act as their symbolic representation; what personal information to offer; who can view this information; and even restrict information to specific users. Larger social forces, however, inform all of these decisions. Perhaps it is best to step back and ask the following question: how does an individual determine the correct course of action for any of these options?
The Great Grid Prodigy (and its glitches)
A darkened room. Row upon row of computer stacks. When most people think of supercomputers, this is likely the image that is conjured up – but a new type of technology called “Grid Computing” is giving us a new vision. In fact, many talk about “Grid Computing” as if it will be the next biggest thing since the World Wide Web (Quocirca, 2005). I disagree.
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