Tag: technology
Programmers need ethics when designing the technologies that influence people’s lives
Cherri M. Pancake, Oregon State University
Computing professionals are on the front lines of almost every aspect of the modern world. They’re involved in the...
How Chinese products went from cheap and cheerful to weapons in...
Qing Shan Ding, University of Huddersfield
Tensions are escalating between China and the US over trade. The Chinese government has announced retaliatory measures on a...
Driverless cars are already here but the roads aren’t ready for...
Mark Wilson, Michigan State University
The recent deaths of a woman struck by a car Uber was testing in driverless mode and of a man...
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
What can be done about our modern-day Frankensteins?
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Skip fights about digital devices over the holidays – instead, let...
Shelia R. Cotten, Michigan State University
Holidays are a time for family and friends to come together, to celebrate and to enjoy each other’s company....
Blade Runner’s chillingly prescient vision of the future
Marsha Gordon, North Carolina State University
Can corporations become so powerful that they dictate the way we feel? Can machines get mad – like, really...
3 reasons why we are addicted to smartphones
Jaco J. Hamman, Vanderbilt University
Apple recently announced the launch of its iPhone 8 and iPhone X, which come with sleek, new features. Apple also...
Rural America: Where Sam Shepard’s roots ran deepest
John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University
When Sam Shepard died on July 27 the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century....
EXPLORING NATURE
Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...
Mark Axelrod, Michigan State University
To help people who are affected by pollution and other environmental harms, it’s common...
