Technophobia

Author : Daniel Dinello
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292709867

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Technophobia! by Daniel Dinello Pdf

Techno-heaven or techno-hell? If you believe many scientists working in the emerging fields of twenty-first-century technology, the future is blissfully bright. Initially, human bodies will be perfected through genetic manipulation and the fusion of human and machine; later, human beings will completely shed the shackles of pain, disease, and even death, as human minds are downloaded into death-free robots whereby they can live forever in a heavenly "posthuman" existence. In this techno-utopian future, humanity will be saved by the godlike power of technology. If you believe the authors of science fiction, however, posthuman evolution marks the beginning of the end of human freedom, values, and identity. Our dark future will be dominated by mad scientists, rampaging robots, killer clones, and uncontrollable viruses. In this timely new book, Daniel Dinello examines "the dramatic conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction." Organized into chapters devoted to robotics, bionics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other significant scientific advancements, this book summarizes the current state of each technology, while presenting corresponding reactions in science fiction. Dinello draws on a rich range of material, including films, television, books, and computer games, and argues that science fiction functions as a valuable corrective to technological domination, countering techno-hype and reflecting the "weaponized, religiously rationalized, profit-fueled" motives of such science. By imaging a disastrous future of posthuman techno-totalitarianism, science fiction encourages us to construct ways to contain new technology, and asks its audience perhaps the most important question of the twenty-first century: is technology out of control?

Author : Daniel Dinello
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780292758469

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Technophobia! by Daniel Dinello Pdf

Techno-heaven or techno-hell? If you believe many scientists working in the emerging fields of twenty-first-century technology, the future is blissfully bright. Initially, human bodies will be perfected through genetic manipulation and the fusion of human and machine; later, human beings will completely shed the shackles of pain, disease, and even death, as human minds are downloaded into death-free robots whereby they can live forever in a heavenly "posthuman" existence. In this techno-utopian future, humanity will be saved by the godlike power of technology. If you believe the authors of science fiction, however, posthuman evolution marks the beginning of the end of human freedom, values, and identity. Our dark future will be dominated by mad scientists, rampaging robots, killer clones, and uncontrollable viruses. In this timely new book, Daniel Dinello examines "the dramatic conflict between the techno-utopia promised by real-world scientists and the techno-dystopia predicted by science fiction." Organized into chapters devoted to robotics, bionics, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, biotechnology, nanotechnology, and other significant scientific advancements, this book summarizes the current state of each technology, while presenting corresponding reactions in science fiction. Dinello draws on a rich range of material, including films, television, books, and computer games, and argues that science fiction functions as a valuable corrective to technological domination, countering techno-hype and reflecting the "weaponized, religiously rationalized, profit-fueled" motives of such science. By imaging a disastrous future of posthuman techno-totalitarianism, science fiction encourages us to construct ways to contain new technology, and asks its audience perhaps the most important question of the twenty-first century: is technology out of control?

Author : Mark J. Brosnan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134778379

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Technophobia by Mark J. Brosnan Pdf

Technology is taking over all aspects of life. Yet studies have shown that up to one half the population is 'technophobic'. This means having negative opinions or being anxious about information technology like personal computers. This book examines the origins of technophobia - what it is, who has it and what causes it. The impact of gender is examined and the social and cognitive psychological factors underlying technophobia are reviewed and combined into an overall psychological model. Techniques for reducing technophobia are discussed, and the effect of technophobia on everyone from school children to teenagers is analysed. Technophobia will be useful both for academic study of the area, and for those devising IT policy in schools, business and government.

Author : Mark J. Brosnan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134778362

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Technophobia by Mark J. Brosnan Pdf

Technology is taking over all aspects of life. Yet studies have shown that up to one half the population is 'technophobic'. This means having negative opinions or being anxious about information technology like personal computers. This book examines the origins of technophobia - what it is, who has it and what causes it. The impact of gender is examined and the social and cognitive psychological factors underlying technophobia are reviewed and combined into an overall psychological model. Techniques for reducing technophobia are discussed, and the effect of technophobia on everyone from school children to teenagers is analysed. Technophobia will be useful both for academic study of the area, and for those devising IT policy in schools, business and government.

Author : Howard Yosha
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780557609659

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Technophobia by Howard Yosha Pdf

Journey into the heart of emotion where paintings illuminate poems opening doorways to the soul. In this collection of five poetry chapbooks, join the poet along his fight into adulthood. Each chapbook is a self-published pamphlet style book the poet has printed and sold on consignment in local bookstores. Feel the angst, pain, and inspiration of growing up in Los Angeles during the Los Angeles Riots, the Millennium, and the Laguna Beach and Malibu fires from 1990 ' 2001. Each successive chapbook has different a poetic theme. 24 Hours Lost Hope asks and answers the tough questions of growing up. Sunset on California explores protests against proposition 187, Governor Pete Wilson, and the El Toro Airport. Poetry from the Santa Ana Train Station chronicles the poet's job at the train depot. Millennium madness dominates later chapters. The poems and art were created for poetry slams and open poetry readings at Southern California venues.

Author : Tracy Sheen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1922391964

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The End of Technophobia by Tracy Sheen Pdf

Author : Dina Di Giacomo,Pierpaolo Vittorini,Pilar Lacasa
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9782889457533

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Digital Skills and Life-long Learning: Digital Learning as a New Insight of Enhanced Learning by the Innovative Approach Joining Technology and Cognition by Dina Di Giacomo,Pierpaolo Vittorini,Pilar Lacasa Pdf

Recently, technology and aging have been key research areas in human cognition. The Research Topic “Digital Skills and Life-long Learning: Digital Learning as a New Insight of Enhanced Learning by the Innovative Approach Joining Technology and Cognition” investigated technology's impact on cognitive and intellective processes, highlighting how intensively technology can change and/or enhance the cognitive functioning throughout one’s lifespan. The aim of this Research Topic was to provide an outlook through multidisciplinary research and development while addressing the dynamic intersection of cognition, mind, and technology. Our scope was 1) to favor the cognitive technology debate, 2) to overcome the dichotomies of technology and psychology, 3) to emphasize the advances in knowledge and well-being. This Research Topic comprises review studies and original articles, focused on digital skills that enhance human potential. Transversal approaches and cross-sectorial analysis were encouraged, leading to investigation areas related to cognitive and mental processing—in educational, rehabilitation, clinical settings—across aging. Articles of high relevance to the Research Topic were submitted on the subjects of a) research in human performance and human factors, b) new research and technologies addressing the needs of a growing populace, and c) cognitive aging and cognitive rehabilitation research.

Author : Katherine M. Hertlein,Markie L. C. Twist
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-15
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781351103381

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The Internet Family: Technology in Couple and Family Relationships by Katherine M. Hertlein,Markie L. C. Twist Pdf

In The Internet Family, Drs. Katherine Hertlein and Markie Twist provide a current and comprehensive look at the effects of technology on couple and family relationships. Beginning with an overview of the multifaceted ways in which technology impacts our relationships today, the authors discuss a wide range of topics pertinent to couple and family life. Chapters focus on issues such as online dating and infidelity, parenting and the Internet, video gaming, cyberbullying, and everyday usage of social and new media, before providing guidance on how the reader can successfully navigate the advantages and risks that emerge from the use of specific technologies. An online appendix offers a range of assessments and practical tools for identifying Internet-related problems and solutions. A portion of the text is also devoted to the application of the Couple and Family Technology framework and how it can be effectively integrated into clinicians’ current practice. Couple and family therapists will find this book highly informative, both to use in their own practice and for referring clients to as part of the treatment process.

Author : Lorna Uden,Francisco Herrera,Javier Bajo Pérez,Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-18
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783642308673

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7th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations: Service and Cloud Computing by Lorna Uden,Francisco Herrera,Javier Bajo Pérez,Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez Pdf

The seventh International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations (KMO) brings together researchers and developers from industry and the academic world to report on the latest scientific and technical advances on knowledge management in organisations. KMO 2012 provides an international forum for authors to present and discuss research focused on the role of knowledge management for innovative services in industries, to shed light on recent advances in cloud computing for KM as well as to identify future directions for researching the role of knowledge management in service innovation and how cloud computing can be used to address many of the issues currently facing KM in academia and industrial sectors. The conference took place at Salamanca in Spain on the 11th-13th July in 2012.

Author : Annette Kuhn
Publisher : Verso
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1990-05-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0860919935

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Alien Zone by Annette Kuhn Pdf

A collection of essays, bringing science fiction cinema into the ambit of film and cultural theory.

Author : Snodgrass, Coral R.,Szewczak, Edward J.
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001-07-01
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781931777315

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Human Factors in Information Systems by Snodgrass, Coral R.,Szewczak, Edward J. Pdf

Many factors contribute to the way people view and use information, including task requirements, organizational settings, and personality characteristics. Today it is generally accepted that people are an integral element of an information system. System development methodologies include various kinds of people ? managers, analysts, programmers, support staff ? in the development process. IT could be wasted if various aspects of human behavior were not seriously accommodated. Human Factors in Information Systems addresses pertinent issues by including the most recent research in the discipline, which can be utilized by businesses and organizations when implementing information systems into their policies, procedures and daily tasks.

Author : Gena Lee Guttschow
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P00394161W

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A Qualitative Study of Technophobic Students' Reactions to a Technology Rich College Science Course by Gena Lee Guttschow Pdf

Author : David Kyle Johnson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 403 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-26
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781119578260

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Black Mirror and Philosophy by David Kyle Johnson Pdf

A philosophical look at the twisted, high-tech near-future of the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror, offering a glimpse of the darkest reflections of the human condition in digital technology Black Mirror―the Emmy-winning Netflix series that holds up a dark, digital mirror of speculative technologies to modern society—shows us a high-tech world where it is all too easy to fall victim to ever-evolving forms of social control.In Black Mirror and Philosophy, original essays written by a diverse group of scholars invite you to peer into the void and explore the philosophical, ethical, and existential dimensions of Charlie Brooker’s sinister stories. The collection reflects Black Mirror’s anthology structure by pairing a chapter with every episode in the show’s five seasons—including an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure analysis of Bandersnatch—and concludes with general essays that explore the series’ broader themes. Chapters address questions about artificial intelligence, virtual reality, surveillance, privacy, love, death, criminal behavior, and politics, including: Have we given social media too much power over our lives? Could heaven really, one day, be a place on Earth? Should criminal justice and punishment be crowdsourced? What rights should a “cookie” have? Immersive, engaging, and experimental, Black Mirror and Philosophy navigates the intellectual landscape of Brooker’s morality plays for the modern world, where humanity’s greatest innovations and darkest instincts collide.

Author : Kamta Nath Mishra Ph.D.,Subhash Chandra Pandey Ph.D.
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783031287114

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Cloud-IoT Technologies in Society 5.0 by Kamta Nath Mishra Ph.D.,Subhash Chandra Pandey Ph.D. Pdf

This book provides in-depth knowledge in the areas of convergence of cloud-IoT technologies and industry 4.0 with society 5.0, machine-to-machine communication, machine-to-person communication, techno-psychological perspective of society 5.0, sentiment analysis of smart digital societies, multi-access edge computing for 5G networks, discovery & location reporting of multi-access edge enabled clients/servers, m-health systems, enhancing the concert of M-health technologies in smart societies, supervising communication services in smart societies, life quality enhancement in smart city societies, multiple disease infection predictions, and societal opinion mining algorithms for smart cities societies using cloud-IoT integrated intelligent machine / deep learning technologies to the readers in the distributive environment. In this book, the authors have mandatorily discussed the implementation of cloud-IoT based machine learning technologies like clustering technique, Naïve Bayes classifier, artificial neural network (ANN), Firefly algorithm, Rough set classifiers, support vector machine classifier, decision tree classifier, ensemble classifier, random forest, and deep learning algorithms to analyze the behavior of intelligent machines and human habits using automated data scheduling and smart digital networks. At present, we live in a self-motivated and dynamic global society where technologies and challenges are unexpectedly changing overnight. These rapid changes in globalization and technological advances are creating new market forces every day. Therefore, day-to-day innovation is essential for any business or institution to survive and flourish in such an atmosphere. Though, innovation is no longer just to create value to do good to individuals, societies, or organizations. The utmost purpose of innovation is to create a smart futuristic society where people can enjoy the best quality of life using natural resources and manmade technologies including cloud-IoT technologies, and industry 4.0. Hence, the innovators and their innovations must search for intelligent solutions to tackle major socio-technical problems and remove barriers of rural, urban and smart city societies. The smart digitization and intelligent implementation of manufacturing development processes are the necessities for today’s rural, urban, and smart city industries. All types of industries including development, manufacturing, and research are presently shifting from bunch production to customized production. The fast advancements in manufacturing technologies have an in-depth impact on all types of societies including societies of rural areas, urban areas, and smart cities. Industry 4.0 includes the Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Internet, Smart Manufacturing, Cloud-based computing, and Manufacturing Technologies. The objective of this book is to establish linkage between the Industry 4.0 components and various rural, urban & smart city societies (including society 5.0) to bring actual prosperity where human values, peace of mind, human relations, man-machine-relations, and calmness will have utmost preference. These objectives can be achieved by the integration of human societal values, and social opinion mining (SOM) approaches with the existing technologies.

Author : Craig Hanks
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781405149006

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Technology and Values by Craig Hanks Pdf

This anthology features essays and book excerpts on technology and values written by preeminent figures in the field from the early 20th century to the present. It offers an in-depth range of readings on important applied issues in technology as well. Useful in addressing questions on philosophy, sociology, and theory of technology Includes wide-ranging coverage on metaphysics, ethics, and politics, as well as issues relating to gender, biotechnology, everyday artifacts, and architecture A good supplemental text for courses on moral or political problems in which contemporary technology is a unit of focus An accessible and thought-provoking book for beginning and advanced undergraduates; yet also a helpful resource for graduate students and academics