Clik here to view.
Cruise Ship Tragedy a “Normal Accident”?
This week the Costa Concordia, a luxury cruise ship carrying 4,200 passengers, hit a rock and capsized off the coast of Italy killing at least 6 with 29 still missing. This is, beyond a shadow of a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
On Digital Divides
Poor parenting leads to children wasting time with media according to recent news headlines. In this post, Stephanie Medley-Rath discusses the digital divide and some of the questions left unanswered...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The iPhone, Planned Obsolescence, and the Environment
What kind of cell phone do you have? Is it the latest and greatest smart phone? How about your TV? Did you upgrade from a plasma to LCD, then to LED? How about your laptop, tablet, ipod, and nook? Are...
View ArticleContaminated Tap Water & Technology We Take For Granted
When 300,000 people are forced to go without running water for 5 days, the word catastrophe doesn’t begin to describe the situation. Most Americans take clean running water for granted and assume it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Your Keyboard is Awful and Here is Why
In this essay, Nathan Palmer shows us how the past influences the present. Why does your right pinky finger rest on the semicolon key when you type? I’m not sure I even know how to properly use a...
View ArticleEx Machina & Why Robots Don’t Have Common Sense
In this essay, Nathan Palmer uses the movie Ex Machina to discuss why common sense is so hard to replicate in a computer program. Ex Machnia is a thrilling science-fiction movie that will leave you...
View ArticleGotta Catch ‘Em All: Pokémon Go and Hyperreality
Pokémon Go has been lauded for getting people outdoors, walking, socializing, and learning. But where do players draw the line between the game and their real world? In this piece, Amanda Fehlbaum...
View ArticleMy Automated Life
Automation, or the use of computers, robots, and machines, is efficient and presumably saves us time and mental energy. But automation still requires human involvement. In this post, Stephanie...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Standing Rock, Hashtag Activism, & The Road Ahead
In this essay, Andrea Hunt discusses how social media is being used by activists at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation and their supporters around the world to resist the construction of North Dakota...
View Article
