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The Evolutionary Impact of Technology on Education By Alice Henshaw In recent times, technology has seamlessly woven itself into the fabric of our daily lives, triggering a sweeping transformation across nearly every facet of our existence. However, nowhere has its influence been more profound than in the realm of education. Technology has […]
Why Closing the Technology Gap for Older Adults Matters (StatePoint). The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a rapid acceleration of telehealth as people looked for ways to access care safely. While technology kept many in the United States connected to care and loved ones, many low-income older adults were left behind by […]
The ethical issues of artificial intelligence By Patrice Caine THE Moral ISSUES OF Man-made brainpower Will Man-made brainpower (artificial intelligence) supplant people? Might it at any point betray its makers? Does it address a risk for humanity? Man-made brainpower is a field of software engineering that trains machines to mimic the […]
2023-08-17 This Is What Happens When People Start Actually Reading Privacy Policies A recent controversy about Zoom’s ability to train AI on users’ conversations shows the importance of reading the fine print By: Aaron Sankin Hi, I’m Aaron Sankin, a reporter at The Markup. I’m here to talk about how if you do something boring […]
Are people lying more since the rise of social media and smartphones? Some forms of technology seem to facilitate lying more than others. solitude72/iStock via Getty Images David Markowitz, University of Oregon Technology has given people more ways to connect, but has it also given them more opportunities to lie? You might text your friend […]
How Technology Can Assist Everyone in the Battle Against Dyslexia. Don’t let it get in the way of your reading. By John Teh John is dyslexic and he sets out to read at least one book this year but he ended up reading ten! John has a severe case of dyslexia. He […]
2022-09-17 Making computer chips act more like brain cells Flexible organic circuits that mimic biological neurons could increase processing speed and might someday hook right into your head By Kurt Kleiner The human brain is an amazing computing machine. Weighing only three pounds or so, it can process information a thousand times faster than […]
2022-09-15 Handing the surgeon’s scalpel to a robot After decades of merely assisting doctors, are sophisticated machines ready to take charge? By James Gaines In 2004, the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) dangled a $1 million prize for any group that could design an autonomous car that could drive itself through […]
2022-09-06 As countries ranging from Indonesia to Mexico aim to attract digital nomads, locals say ‘not so fast’ A tourist has makeup done ahead of Day of the Dead on Oct. 30, 2021, in Mexico City. Alfredo Martinez/Getty Images Rachael A. Woldoff, West Virginia University and Robert Litchfield, Washington & Jefferson College Should your community welcome […]
2022-07-01 Q&A — Roboticist Bradley Nelson Making microbots smart What would it take to create a truly intelligent microbot, one that can operate independently? A roboticist describes the fascinating minutiae and the medical jobs these tiny machines could do for us. By David Levin In the not-so-distant future, the surgeons who treat our […]