Tag Archives: humans

Alone Together: Why We Expect More from Technology and Less from Each Other

Posted on November 17, 2016 by

A wake-up call from a cyber-expert: our use of technology is fueling disturbing levels of isolation, leaving us incapable of distinguishing between true human connection and digital communication. I am a psychoanalytically trained psychologist. Both by temperament and profession, I … Continue reading →

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Intelligence and Technology: the impact of Tools on the Nature and Development of Human Abilities

Posted on October 10, 2016 by

In this volume, Robert J. Sternberg and David D. Preiss bring together different perspectives on understanding the impact of various technologies on human abilities, competencies, and expertise. The inclusive range of historical, comparative, sociocultural, cognitive, educational, industrial/organizational, and human factors … Continue reading →

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Humanizing the Web: Change and Social Innovation

Posted on November 10, 2015 by

The authors describe how the web is transforming from a one-way information delivery channel to a socially rich communication vehicle, resulting in the humanizing of the web and fulfilling the web’s original promise. They explain how the web continues to … Continue reading →

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MicroMappers: Towards Next Generation Humanitarian Technology

Posted on December 12, 2014 by

The MicroMappers platform has come a long way and still has a ways to go. Our vision for MicroMappers is simple: combine human computing (smart crowd-sourcing) with machine computing (artificial intelligence) to filter, fuse and map a variety of different … Continue reading →

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The Fourth Revolution: How the Infosphere is Reshaping Human Reality

Posted on May 19, 2014 by

Who are we, and how do we relate to each other? Luciano Floridi, one of the leading figures in contemporary philosophy, argues that the explosive developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is changing the answer to these fundamental human … Continue reading →

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Technology Made Ancient Humans Less Active

Posted on April 10, 2014 by

Human bones can serve as a historical record of their owners’ lifestyles, and now ancient human skeletons from Central Europe may reveal how humans shifted from rugged nomads to plow-pushers, researchers say. Leg bones of people living in the Danube … Continue reading →

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