Technology and the Distractions It Poses in Our Daily Lives

The science behind attention and the brain’s vulnerability to distractions

Glitch

A society in which technology has taken over By Shivani Madhan Click. Clack. The sound of Michelle’s heels against the ground activated her car, the doors whooshing open. She climbed in and set her briefcase in the passenger seat as the vehicle automatically strapped her in. Pulling out of the driveway, Michelle took a minute …

The 5G Update: Update of the Century

By Sophie Wang NBC explains 5G with three points like a triangle — one of the points is labeled data rate. The increased data rate of the update allows internet speeds nine to 20 times faster than they are as of now, as well as “8K” videos, 3D streaming and augmented reality (AR) and virtual …

The machine’s controller

When artificial intelligence holds a community’s power, what does society sacrifice? By Charlotte Chui It ran like a machine. Perhaps a flawed machine, a prone to malfunctioning machine, but a machine nonetheless. Here’s what should be valued by the Machine: The ability to feel—to recognize, use, manage and understand emotions. The ability to think—to deduce, …

From Sputnik to Supercomputers: 50 Years of Technology

By Kevin Li It was October of 1957, an especially tense period of the Cold War. The Soviet Union had just successfully launched Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to reach space. The incident shocked Americans, who had previously thought they were far ahead in science and technology, and even raised serious concerns about the possibility …