Emerging technologies

power in the 1980’s and 1990’s, visual effects technologies encountered an unprecedented period of rapid growth, innovation and improvement. This period of advancement bled-over into the 2000’s with the rise of consumer and prosumer software programs, which were becoming more and more intuitive, while still remaining cost effective for smaller productions. The science fiction genre changed rapidly throughout the 2000’s, as a result of new technologies and techniques being developed regarding the…

As modern day Americans, we are in grave danger of losing our humanity to technology. Right now we are in the middle of a subtle social revolution due to the rapid emerging of technology. Very few people truly think about how drastic our society has changed in the past fifteen years, but these advancements have created a new social reality. Technology can be used to enhance our world and our minds, but most use it for the wrong reasons. We use it to satisfy singular, temporary desires and it…

Computers, iPhones, texts, Google, and Netflix. Today’s world is full of the labors and fruits of innovation. Without this new technology, we feel and, in a sense, are naked. Our phones are with us from the time we wake up in the morning to the time that we close our eyes; and even then, they rest next to our beds, waiting for up to arise and begin a new day. When we want to know how something works, Google is right at our side satisfying our curiosity the instant it arises. Our greatest…

invention to illustrate its negative effects in human lives. In today’s world where newly invented technologies seem more desirable than literature and human interaction, humans risk developing unemotional lifestyles similar to the robotic personalities depicted in the short story. Throughout the chilling story, “The Pedestrian”, the newly invented television…

acknowledge the dangers of this obsession, and I hate what junk food does to me; however, I just cannot seem to get enough of it.* Similar to how junk food has become an integrated element of my adolescent life, technology has also established a sound foundation in my everyday lifestyle.* Technology is everywhere. It is in our schools, in our homes, even in our pockets. In a culture that focuses on scientific progression and increasing efficiency, technological advances have drastically…

Newton’s law of motion is virtually in every aspect of your life. Many students complete the K-12 education system and are not educated on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). A large portion of the education system in the United States is slowly adapting to the ever changing world of science and technology. Going forward, STEM graduate workers drive our nation’s innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. STEM jobs are the jobs…

Behen, L. (2013). Outside Our Control. In L. Behen, Recharge Your Library Programs with Pop Culture and Technology (pp. 11-15). Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, LLC. The purpose of Behen’s section Outside Our Control is to state that the transition to technology is outside our control just like time and the school’s enviroment on the effect of students.These things being out of our control means that there is nothing that we can do to stop these things from effecting the students, we just have to see…

GE has always been a leader in innovation and having the latest technologies but in the recent years the world has progressed and now competitors also have easy access to the latest technologies. Overall there are huge technological developments taking place in the marketplace and to cope up with them GE implements and follows lots of plans. The pivotal program that GE started was the LIG program. LIG stands for Leadership, Innovation and Growth. LIG is a four day program. It was the first ever…

As technology continues to advance with every passing minute, it seems as if the idea of robots taking over human jobs, whether it be physical or intellectual, no longer seems too far off from reality. While it currently seems likely that machines are on a path to take over human jobs, many still feel uncomfortable with this becoming their reality. Kevin Kelly in his persuasive essay, “Better than Human: Why Robots Will-and Must-Take Our Jobs, assumes that his audience is anti-machine job…

nation can sprout both negative and positive effects. Technology continues to progress through time and evolve our species, but its triumphs can bring chaos when put into the hands of an immoral individual. For example, Richard Reid, also known as the infamous “Shoe-Bomber”, used his expertise with technology to craft an improvised explosive device (IED) to attempt to kill 197 passengers on American Airlines Flight 63 (Shoe bomber NBC). Technology continues to adapt and evolve making the need…