UWW310 Technology's Effect on Society

"It turns out that the means of delivery, the things the Internet has let us do over the last two decades or so, give us a good clue as to what will need to remain consistent in your digital program (or whatever it ends up being called) over the next half century."

"How will the IoT manifest itself in the home? For many consumer brands and retailers, there's always been one door that holds the key to the $65 billion a month American households spend on food: the refrigerator door."

"Password security has long been considered the most fundamental way of keeping company data safe. But recent research revealing the world's most popular passwords - including "123456" and "password" - reminds us of what we already knew: that most people still don't understand the most basic principles about secure passwords. "

"Delays to loading web pages and videos increase our heart rate and produce a level of stress equivalent to watching a horror film, according to a study from Ericsson."

An interesting short video about the connection between social networks and being lonely.

This will coincide with our discussion on Economics and Commerce.

Fascinating article about the historical reality of how technology from the Apollo moon missions changed us.

Interesting article about what happens to some of our kids when they spend a lot of time with technology.

This article discusses some of the real-life effects of technology in the classroom on things like motivation, confidence, and collaboration.

This article is great considering we are all participating in distance education. It discusses the changes that are occurring and will occur in the future as a result of this technology.

Interesting article that discusses how VR technology can be helpful in training physicians for surgery, especially minimally invasive procedures.

An article about a new virtual technology to help seniors be more independent by using a robot to interface with them.

Brief descriptions and photos of what could be in store for us in the future!

great easy to read article about child development in relation to technology

As someone who feels very strongly about how much "screen time" my toddler gets, I found this article to be very interesting!

The effects on finance, employment, and more!

although this probably is more related to sustainability, it's a cool article of how we're using drones being used by park rangers to catch illegal poachers. Amazing!