Tag: technology
The blockchain could have better security than the banks
Timothy McCallum, University of Southern Queensland and Luke van der Laan, University of Southern Queensland
There are ways to improve the online ledger blockchain by...
The psychological benefits – and trappings – of nostalgia
Krystine Batcho, Le Moyne College
In his song “Time Was,” counterculture singer Phil Ochs reminisces about a past “when a man could build a home,...
How Facebook – the Wal-Mart of the internet – dismantled online...
Jessa Lingel, University of Pennsylvania
Before the internet, people interested in body modification – not just tattoo and piercing enthusiasts, but those drawn...
What’s behind phantom cellphone buzzes?
This is your brain on plugs.
'Brain' via www.shutterstock.comDaniel J. Kruger, University of Michigan
Have you ever experienced a phantom phone call or text? You’re convinced...
She phubbs me, she phubbs me not: Smartphones could be ruining...
James A. Roberts, Baylor University
The majority of our relationships are in shambles.
The U.S. divorce rate hovers at 40 percent, but that’s not the...
Can technology help fashion clean up its act?
Suzanne Mancini, Rhode Island School of Design
Chemical waste, mass production and consumerism are all byproducts of an industrialized global economy.
The fashion industry is no...
Trump and Clinton want to bring back millions of outsourced jobs...
Stephan Manning, University of Massachusetts Boston and Marcus M. Larsen, Copenhagen Business School
One of the big themes in the current presidential race is how...
Is it time for a presidential technoethics commission?
Daniel N. Rockmore, Dartmouth College
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing integration of technologies and textiles, displaying a photograph of a delicate...
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...
