UWW310 Technology's Effect on Society

An simple breakdown of the development of mHealth from 2012.

Here is an interesting infographic that shows how technology has altered the workforce by not only allowing, but demanding more contractors, freelancers and entrepreneurship

Germantown - The gas given off by rotting garbage is suddenly chic. As interest in renewable fuels grows in the United States, old banana peels, rotten meat and moldy fruit are decomposing in landfills in a process that creates combustible gas used to generate electricity, heat buildings and power vehicles.

A growing movement to give kids tablets and or computers and then get out of the way and let them discover it on there own. It has shown a lot of success in developing nations.

A growing movement to give kids tablets and or computers and then get out of the way and let them discover it on there own. It has shown a lot of success in developing nations.

The largest resource of chat and text acronyms and shorthand. It is interesting to look at, especially after the conclusions made here: http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/25/is-texting-killing-the-english-language/

This article was quite positive in its interpretation of the effects of texting on english language and grammar.

This is a great app that uses social sharing and GPS to effectively monitor traffic delays, accidents, road hazards and other traffic impediments in real time.

This article discusses the most common concerns around social media oversharing and ways to mitigate the risks.

This article discussed the effect of social media on narcissistic behaviours and whether social media caused some of these behaviours or just enabled existing tendencies.

This was a news aggregator used to collect and monitor human rights issues in Belarus.

This article discuses the Amazon Drone that has recently reached headlines across the United States. In the future, Amazon could be making deliveries to homes around the nation. Lots of questions are asked and answers provided about this new concept from Amazon.