Impact of technology

Share on Pinterest All manner of technology surrounds us. From our personal laptops, tablets, and phones to behind-the-scenes technology that furthers medicine, science, and education. Technology is here to stay, but it’s always morphing and expanding. As each new technology enters the scene, it has the potential to improve lives. But, in some cases, it also has the potential to negatively affect physical and emotional health. Read on as we take a look at a few possible negative effects of technology and provide tips on healthier ways to use it. When you use a smartphone, the chances are that you’re holding your head in an unnatural forward-leaning position. This position puts a lot of stress on your neck, shoulders, and spine. A An Overuse of technology can also lead to If you’re feeling the pain of technology, you can take the following steps to reduce these issues: • take frequent breaks to stretch • create an ergonomic workspace • maintain If pain persists, see a doctor. Using social media can make you feel more connected to the world. But, comparing yourself to others can leave you feeling inadequate or left out. A A The researchers said that there might be an association between problematic internet use and depression, substance use, and aggressive behavior. They also noted that high school boys, who, according to the researchers, tend to be heavier users of the internet, may be less aware of these problems. A However, the researchers noted that whether it has a bene...

It is hard to stay up to date when it comes to psychological research regarding technology, given how rapidly tech changes relative to the process it takes to perform valid empirical research. The pervasive use of technology and reliance on our digital gadgets is impacting our psychology in countless ways. Here is a quick overview of some of the most recent findings in the field regarding the psychology of technology consumption. The top three tasks users reportedly go online for are to engage in some kind of search, check email, or use social media. Thus, our technological gadgets continue to be a significant portal for communication. Trends also suggest that the gap in smartphone ownership is rapidly closing, as the data plans and devices become more affordable/accessible. One study calculated that users check their phones about 221 times a day on average. Another study estimated that if Americans dedicated more of their time spent on social media to reading books that they could, on average, read 200 more books a year (as reported by Greenberg, 2018). An innovative study investigating the concept of not specific to young tech users, but it appears to be a universal notion that cuts across cultures. While it didn’t originate with technology, an increasingly tech-reliant culture promotes values that magnify the effects associated with FOMO. These researchers further identify that the physical impact of using technology has been largely ignored by research to date, despite...

New digital trends pave the way for a rise in society’s expectations, and things that seemed impossible just a decade ago are now taken for granted. Having witnessed virtual reality, enhanced 5G connectivity, and even drones integrate seamlessly into society, it begs the question of when—not if—the next breakthrough is coming. A relentless innovator, Musk is well known for his brazen, unorthodox ideas about the future. Musk is quoted as saying, “Some people don’t like change, but you need to embrace change if the alternative is disaster.” His position has never been more relevant as the global landscape changes day by day during the global pandemic. Yet despite the calamity, the outbreak of Covid-19 has breathed new life into old markets. According to InnovationRx: Scientists May Have Figured Out What’s Behind Long Covid Owing to Musk’s impact, and combined with the worldwide influence of Covid-19, a multitude of contrasting technological trends have now entered the scene for business owners to explore. Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the biggest: the industry is estimated to be worth Jaikishaan Sharma Jaikishaan Sharma Jaikishaan Sharma, CEO of He believes that automation is reshaping business. Sharma shares, “Digital shifts are opening new opportunities for businesses. I believe that both 5G and artificial intelligence are going to change the way business owners will run their business. With each passing day, automation is reshaping business and contributing to in...

Think of the scale of mass adoption and wide impact of smartphones, laptops and—even before that—desktop computers and television sets. They came into the market, took hold of consumers, became essential and completely revolutionized our everyday lives. They changed how we learn and teach, connect and communicate, perform work and have fun—fundamentally reshaping society and our place in it. What made these products possible at the time they were introduced to the world are many breakthroughs in the constituent technologies, including unprecedented advances in computing and connectivity. However, every one of these products stands out because they also took a giant step forward in human-device interaction. It's how we interfaced with them that has changed the course of technology development and enabled broad adoption and applications of these new devices in our daily lives. Editor The desktop computer needed a keyboard and mouse along with a graphical user interface for mass adoption. Without these technologies that made easy human interactions possible, a computer would be useless to the masses. The built-in keyboard and trackpad technology were essential ingredients for the wide proliferation of laptops, along with embedded liquid crystal displays and wireless connectivity to access the internet while being untethered. The modern smartphone took human interaction to the next level by turning the entire display screen into a multitouch user interface. The keyboards built...

• Share to Facebook • Share to Twitter • Share to Linkedin Over the last centuries, society witnessed technological advancements gradually making everyday lives easier, more convenient, and – well, more interesting. In the 21st century, however, technology made a true quantum leap, with augmented reality, blockchain, artificial intelligence, and 3D printing being just a few examples of the most recent inventions. • Lifestyle. From working remotely to ordering food delivery or booking a hotel room online, most people now rely on the Internet as an irreplaceable part of their lives. Advancements in technology have completely re-shaped the everyday routine of a Modern Human. • Health. Telehealth, EHR, 3D medical imaging, smart wearable devices that track heart rate and blood oxygen level are just a few examples of technological advancements introduced in health care over the last few decades. • Privacy. In the digital world, privacy is more important than ever. While the rates of cybercrimes increase, which by the way is also a recent tech innovation, such advancements as cryptography and antivirus software strike a blow, saving users’ privacy online. • The attitude of the youth. A huge part of the modern generation literally can not imagine their lives without technology: they use smart devices at home and school, google anything they want to know, wear smartwatches, have video calls, and own robots and self-driving cars. • Business. Such innovations as cloud computing, Big ...

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Technologies are becoming increasingly complicated and increasingly interconnected. Cars, airplanes, medical devices, financial transactions, and electricity systems all rely on more computer software than they ever have before, making them seem both harder to understand and, in some cases, harder to control. Government and corporate surveillance of individuals and information processing relies largely on digital technologies and artificial intelligence, and therefore involves less human-to-human contact than ever before and more opportunities for biases to be embedded and codified in our technological systems in ways we may not even be able to identify or recognize. Bioengineering advances are opening up new terrain for challenging philosophical, political, and economic questions regarding human-natural relations. Additionally, the management of these large and small devices and systems is increasingly done through the cloud, so that control over them is both very remote and removed from direct human or social control. The study of how to make technologies like artificial intelligence or the Internet of Things “explainable” has become its own area of research because it is so difficult to understand how they work or what is at fault when something goes wrong This growing complexity makes it more difficult than ever—and more imperative than ever—for scholars to probe how technological advancements are altering life around the world in both positive and negative ways and wh...