Ring. Ding. Ping. These are all familiar sounds that constantly emit from our smartphone devices to notify us that there is something worth checking out. Like Ivan Pavlov’s dogs from his classical conditioning experiment, we[…]

In Future Progress in Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Expert Opinion, Vincent C. Müller and Nick Bostrom show how high-level machine intelligence and superintelligent artificial intelligence (AI) will evolve over the next few decades with[…]

In a series of articles and social media posts, Mark Zuckerberg’s responses to the Facebook Papers were shown, described, and analyzed. Zuckerbeg argues the interpretation of Facebook’s internal documents are not a true reflection of[…]

In Information Technology, Its Impact on Society and Its Future, Sagarmay Deb shows how information technology (IT) has revolutionized our society in terms of communications, information gathering, working, educating, and more. Specifically, Deb shows how[…]

In How to Close the Digital Divide in the U.S., Bhaskar Chakravorti argues that the digital divide in the United States is more than a mere infrastructure issue. Specifically, he shows how the digital divide[…]

In the Lehigh@Nasdaq Center podcast titled Women and the Importance of Representation in Tech, Samantha Walravens interviewed Bärí Williams and Jossie Haines on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the tech world. They argue that tech[…]

In Next steps in health & medicine – where can technology take us? (a TEDx Talk), Daniel Kraft argues the importance of technology in the advancement of both preventive and comprehensive healthcare. Specifically, Kraft shows[…]

In Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused, and Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information, Auxier et. al show how American citizens feel about their data being tracked and stored on a daily basis. Specifically,[…]

In Robots in the classroom: Differences in students’ perceptions of credibility and learning between “teacher as robot” and “robot as teacher”, Edwards et. al argue that teachers as robots and robots as teachers are both[…]

Despite technology’s ability to connect human beings with anyone at any point in time, technology communications can also lead people to feel more lonely and less fulfilled. For class, I read two articles in relation[…]

Whether you are an Android user, iPhone loyalist, or neither, GroupMe helps to solve the issue of mismatched messaging softwares. GroupMe is a free platform that allows you to join and engage in group messages[…]

In Impression Management 2.0: The Relationship of Self-Esteem, Extraversion, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Presentation Within Social Networking Sites, Nicole C. Kramer and Stephan Winter show how self-efficacy plays a significant role in the online impression management of[…]

In The Culture of Connectivity (Chapter 1), Jose Van Dijck argues that the history and characteristics of online environments and communities are important to study and understand. Specifically, Van Dijick shows how necessary it is[…]

In Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19, Judd E. Hollander, M.D. and Brendan G. Carr, M.D. show the benefits of utilizing technology for delivering and receiving care remotely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Specifically, the authors emphasize[…]

In The New York Times articles, the majority of the authors argue that remote learning as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused students to disproportionately suffer and calls on a variety of people[…]

In Exploring the Relationship between Information and Communication Technology Collective Behaviors and Sense of Community: An Urban Refugee Analysis, Canevez et. al argue that information and communication technologies (ICT) can be advantageous for groups of[…]

In Channels of Computer-Mediated Communication and Satisfaction in Long-Distance Relationships, Hampton et. al argue that visual communication platforms are the optimal form of communication for those physically apart in long-distance relationships (LDR). Specifically, the researchers[…]

In An Immersive System with Multi-modal Human-computer Interaction, Zhao et. al show that an immersive system prototype, specifically a Cognitive Immersive Room (CIR), can help support human-computer interaction when face, speech, and gesture recognition is[…]

In Perceived usability evaluation of Microsoft Teams as an online learning platform during COVID-19 using system usability scale and technology acceptance model in India, Debajyoti Pal and Vajirasak Vanijja argue that the consumption platform used[…]

In Staying connected while physically apart: Digital communication when face-to-face interactions are limited, Nguyen et. al argue that how socially connected you feel to others is affected by what type of digital communication you are[…]

In Human-Computer Interaction: Psychology as a Science of Design, John M. Carroll argues that human-computer interaction (HCI) is a science of design that illustrates the possibilities of understanding and supporting human beings through technology. Furthermore,[…]

In What Motivates Health Information Exchange in Social Media? The Roles of Social Cognitive Theory and Perceived Interactivity, Hsien-Cheng Lin and Chun-Ming Chang argue that the exchange of health information online is strongly affected by[…]

In Communication Channels and Word of Mouth: How the Medium Shapes the Message, Jonah Berger and Raghuram Iyengar argue that messages can be (and are) different depending on what communication channel is being utilized. Specifically,[…]