Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. July 5, 2016 What, beginning with the letter “S,” appears acceptable in moderation? Hint: Answer: salt consumption. A recent Canadian study reveals that setting a uniform low-salt standard for all may not be wise. It suggests moderate salt consumption may, in fact, be healthier for many people. This is […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions (or statements). 3 Hints. 3 Answers June 28, 2016 Like a toilet seat cover, this added feature could enhance privacy: Hint: Answer: it’s a simple, less sticky, solution. With many computer users covering their system’s webcam with tape (and in Mark Zuckerberg’s case, the audio as well) for privacy reasons, why not equip […]
LSI Faculty Fellow Brad Allenby Publishes in Slate
In The Self-Driving Car Generation Gap, LSI Faculty Fellow Brad Allenby discusses technology most often associated with freedom: the car. However, Allenby notes that the car’s representation of freedom really belongs to older generations — the young guns are not lining up as quickly to test for and receive driver’s licenses. In fact, some younger […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. June 21, 2016 How is pepper, but not salt, a potential cure for loneliness? Hint: Answer: meet Pepper. A robot created to relieve human loneliness and provide companionship. Boasting near-human levels of empathy and compassion, Pepper is one of the first of many such technologies to become part of […]
Technology Triple Trivia
June 14, 2016 What suggests technology will be a step ahead of many formal medical diagnoses in the near future? Hint: Answer: online health symptom searches on Bing have led a group of Microsoft scientists to claim that pancreatic cancer detection is possible in 5-15% of cases prior to actually receiving a formal diagnosis by […]
Worldwide Web Watch
June 8, 2016 After reading Joe McGauley‘s article on cyberstalking most of us will feel the need to hit the as-of-yet non-existent “creepy” key on our keyboards or website icons. McGauley’s article reinforces that internet-based technologies have made privacy a thing of the past. There simply isn’t and should not be a reasonable expectation of […]
Technology Triple Trivia
June 7, 2016 What technology might force the revival of Venetian carnival masks? Hint: Answer: while laws involving emerging technologies are considered, drafted, reconsidered and redrafted, final ensuing legislation is often limited in scope to particular applications. One such example is with regard to facial recognition technology. While there has been focus on commercial entities’ […]
Worldwide Web Watch
June 1, 2016 “We are organisms not computers. Get over it” says Robert Epstein. In his article, The Empty Brain, Epstein highlights that comparing the human brain to a computer is a fallacy. We don’t come into this world with, and never develop, the many attributes a computer is born with, such as programs, algorithms, […]
Technology Triple Trivia
3 Questions. 3 Hints. 3 Answers. May 31, 2016 1. What new technology reemphasizes the need to be comfortable in one’s own skin? Hint: Answer: think of it as a Fitbit for the road, or to stay off the road. Meet Skyn, a wearable biosensor intended to track blood-alcohol levels and intake history via fuel-cell […]
Worldwide Web Watch
May 18, 2016 The Wall Street Journal‘s Geoffrey Fowler asks his readers to consider what it would be like to receive opposing or different viewpoints from regular Facebook news feeds. Currently, Facebook’s “News Feed” works with an algorithm that is able to personalize and suggest what are considered to be your likes and interests. But […]