READINGS ON TECHNOLOGY

I've started a list of readings that will surely spark some thoughts and get you to consider the ways that tech impacts human behavior.

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2000/03/34526 This article is about "Fiddling With Human Behavior."

http://searchengineland.com/the-impact-of-the-internet-on-human-behavior-20921 This article is about the impact of the internet on human behavior.

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
Is Google making us stupid? Great article!

http://www.unh.edu/news/docs/UNHsocialmedia.pdf
SOCIAL NETWORKING USAGE AND GRADES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS: A Study to Determine the Correlation Of Social Media Usage and Grades

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/6070486/US-doctor-offers-British-couples-chance-to-choose-sex-of-child.html
US doctor offers British couples chance to choose sex of child

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23600001/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
"Lose cell phone, get cast away from societyIn wireless world, living without a mobile like living on a desert island."

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/dont-knock-blogging-ndash-its-the-answer-to-our-literacy-problems-1832593.html
"Don't knock blogging – it's the answer to our literacy problems"

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/216/cell-phone-society
"Cell Phone Society: Many Americans now can't live without them - but sometimes they can't live with them."

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/03/28/earlyshow/living/main683377.shtml
Cell Phone Saturation

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/117976/cell_phone_use_in_polite_society.html
"A Psychological Revelation About What Happens when You Use Your Cell Phone."

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/338079/Texting_Rules_
Opinion: The business benefits of texting

http://www.emissourian.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20399730&BRD=1409&PAG=461&dept_id=616938&rfi=6
Study: Texting Could Benefit Language Skills

http://www.thefutureoffood.com/
Food engineering.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704538404574539910412824756.html
"Chicago's Camera Network Is Everywhere:
Extensive Surveillance System Integrates Nonpolice Video, Raises Concerns About Possible Privacy Abuses."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2007/07/surveillance_cameras_fighting_1.html
"Surveillance Cameras: Fighting Crime or Invading Privacy?"

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4851765
NPR story about Drones being flown over Afghanistan remotely, by pilots who are in rooms outside of Las Vegas, at Nellis AF Base.

http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/Wired_News_How_Does_The_iPod_Affect_Society/
Wired News: How Does The iPod Affect Society?

http://healthcare.change.org/blog/view/top_medical_breakthroughs_to_start_2010
"Top Medical Breakthroughs to Start 2010"