Posts Categorized: social impacts

Hi-Tech Paint Gives Urinating Revellers a Soaking

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Description: Residents of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s nightclub district are getting their own back on late-night revellers who urinate on public and private buildings, with a new hi-tech paint that sends the spray bouncing right back at them. Source: Reuters Date: March 11, 2015 Questions for discussion: 1. Do you think it is realistic to paint all the… Read more »

Next Big Thing: TV Airwaves: Moving TV Out, Mobile In

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Description: The way we watch TV is changing and the FCC is offering cash incentives to broadcast stations to give up their airwaves in order to allow for the switch to mobile. Source: CNET Date: February 20, 2015   Brian Cooley discusses why wireless carriers are chomping at the bit to buy available TV broadcast spectrum in… Read more »

Are Apps Making In-Person Dating Harder?

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Description: The reality of dating is changing. Singles are no longer meeting in bars, they are meeting behind smartphone screens. Source: CNN Money Date: February 13, 2015 Questions for Discussion: 1. Have you signed up for any dating apps? Have you had any success on them? 2. Do you have any dating app “horror” stories?

The Psychology Of Notifications

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Description: In order to entice users, apps need to build notification triggers that are thoughtful, interesting and engaging or they risk being uninstalled. Source: TechCrunch Date: February 5, 2015 In his famed experiments, Ivan Pavlov trained his dogs to associate mealtime with the ring of a bell. Pavlov found he could elicit an involuntary physical response… Read more »

Students Not Happy with Government Expecting Them to Work for Free, Launch #MyTimeHasValue

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Description: Students are standing up for themselves and proving to the world that their time has worth. Source: Tech Vibes Date: January 16, 2015 Student representatives of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers are issuing a call to the creative community to speak out against speculative work by sharing the message “My Time Has Value.” Read more Questions for Discussion:… Read more »

Teachers Will Embrace Students’ Smartphone Addiction In 2015

Posted by & filed under education, industry analysis, iphone, smartphones, social impacts, technology, technology-centric classroom.

Description: Technology will be used as a more mainstream approach for education in 2015. Source: Tech Crunch Date: January 3, 2015     Of course, classrooms have been using computers for decades, but 2014 was a year when many schools began to adopt technology as an embedded, natural part of teaching and learning. As many schools have… Read more »

Selfies boost plastic surgery business

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Description: Studies are showing that the plastic surgery business is booming due to the selfie craze Source: Globe and Mail Date: December 5, 2014   Society is on a quest to look perfect in their posted selfies and online dating profile pictures. Questions for discussion: 1. Would you ever consider getting plastic surgery? 2. Do you… Read more »

The Social Psychology Of The Naked Selfie

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Description: There’s actually a science behind why we are seeing repeated nude photo hacking scandals — the science of social Source: TechCrunch Date: November 29, 2014   If you’re building a tech product that has anything to do with photos then you’re probably feeling an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu lately, and it has to do with… Read more »

Fund a Mission to the Moon on Kickstarter

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Description: With hopes to get a time capsule to the moon, a campaign has been started on Kickstarter. Source: CNN Money Date: November 21, 2014 Lunar Mission One has turned to Kickstarter to raise some of the money needed to send a time capsule to the moon. Watch Video Questions for discussion: 1. Would you help fund… Read more »

Forget Motorcycles! Hoverbikes are in the Works

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Description: Just one more step on the long road to the science fiction future we’re all waiting for! Source: Globe and Mail Date: November 14, 2014 Hoverbikes are in the works, and it looks like they will be around in the not too distant future.  Watch the Video Questions for discussion: 1. Do you think riding a hoverbike… Read more »