State of tech Part 2: Power of the Avatar- A Second Life Social scientists are beginning to study avatars as a way to study people, and to give more insight on the
State of tech Part 1: Power of the Avatar- Origins and Psychology Avatars. Chances are pretty high you’ve created at least one, if not tens of them, during the span of your
Privacy The Perils of Participation: how we pay for online existence with our privacy This is no longer about just not having read terms and services agreements, which we can all collectively agree we
Privacy Data of the Dead: What Happens to Our Data After We Die? During our waking hours, we are more likely concerned with privacy and security as the current problems of living with
State of tech Part 2: (Bot)ched Communication- What Do We Want From Bots? Of late, in film and television, there’s several tales floating around of virtual assistants “going rogue” against their programming. In
State of tech Part 1: (Bot)ched communication- Why aren't bots taking over the internet? As the first industrial revolution plowed its way through the course of history, machines took over many aspects of hard
State of tech The Science Fiction of Now and What It Reveals About Us Taking a quick look around at some recent harder-hitting science fiction debuts in movies and television, you’ll probably notice some
State of tech Technological Predictions of the Future-Past It goes without saying that the invention of the telephone and its ability to allow communication over vast distances has