Computers and Culture

With the rise of the internet, we now have a new metric with which to judge people: what they do online, if they’re online at all. And…

We all know that Internet trolls exist, but how familiar are we with the effects they have on the world we live in?

Everyone uses Amazon. Initially launched as an online bookstore, the twenty-five year old company dominates e-commerce, cloud computing…

Cloud computing has been rapidly integrating itself within society as its capabilities and relevance diversify and evolve. Simply put…

The Invisible Glue That Ties Us All Together

The fragmented future has become something of the fragmented past.

Chances are, if you’ve been actively looking around the art world or the movie industry for any length of time, the term “Afro-Futurism”…

While decades ago the library might have been a hub for information and resources, it now serves as a study spot. The library primarily…

Can immersion in video games be the reason for gun related violence?

According to Clay Shirky, a critical technology is something that can help hold a society together amidst the crisis-like atmosphere that…

Scorsese vs Marvel

The internet and technology saturate every part of our daily lives. Our social landscape is especially driven by human interactions with…

Have you ever walked into an art museum or exhibit and seen an odd or disturbing video playing on a screen in the exhibit and wondered…

Since the emergence of computing technology, humankind’s gaze towards the computer has been one of wonder and amazement, tinged with an…

Mobile phones are not only a tool for virtual interactions but are now more akin to a personal companion, replacing the human connection…

In Tech, We Trust?

What is cybernetics? While the word refers to the union between humans and machines, it also can range from robotics, artificial…

Your alarm goes off. It’s 7 am on a Monday morning, and you roll out of bed. What’s the first thing you do? If you’re ages 18–24, chances…

Astronaut. Race car driver. Teacher. Professional athlete. Doctor. These are all professions that kids dream of when they are little.

The biggest tech companies in the world today began as startups founded in garages and dorm rooms. Unlike fallen tech giants of the past…

Despite using our laptops and smartphones every day, how many of us are familiar with their origins? It may surprise some to know that the…