{"title":"River Network Biological Monitoring With AI","authors":"Abdullah Caliskan;Joseph Walsh;Daniel Riordan","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3443465","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3443465","url":null,"abstract":"Effective Management And use of water resources are important in many respects, including sustaining life, agriculture, economic activities, ecosystem health, public health, climate regulation, energy production, cultural and recreational value, conflict, and cooperation. However, increasing population and rapid industrialization have put water resources under serious threat. Worldwide, while water resources are increasingly under threat, pollution and overexploitation areas have large effects on rivers, lakes, and groundwater. This situation is causing problems both in providing drinking water for people and in vital activities such as irrigation of agricultural areas \u0000<xref>[1]</xref>\u0000.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 3","pages":"72-80"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142376518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Weapons Design, Engineering Ethics, and the Duty to Inform: A Case Study on U.S. Hypersonic Missile Development","authors":"Cameron L. Tracy","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3434518","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3434518","url":null,"abstract":"A Large Number of engineers take part in the design of weapons technologies. In the United States, for instance, the Department of Defense (DOD) advertises itself as “one of the world’s largest engineering organizations” <xref>[1]</xref>. In a 2023 survey asking U.S. engineering students which employers they most desired to work for, arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin rated first <xref>[2]</xref>. Three of its counterparts—Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing—ranked in the top ten.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 4","pages":"83-95"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143184441","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Covert Radio Agents, 1939–1945: Signal From Behind Enemy Lines—David Hebditch (Barnsley, U.K.: Pen and Sword Military, 2021, 311 pp.)","authors":"Eric P. Wenaas","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3401769","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3401769","url":null,"abstract":"The subject of covert radio agents operating behind enemy lines during World War II has recently taken on a life of its own. In the last five years, there have been no fewer than 16 books written on the subject. It is difficult to pinpoint the reason for the lingering popularity of this genre. Perhaps it is the mystery associated with spies, secrets, clandestine radios, and sabotage, which has been the grist of historical novels and movies for over 80 years. It may also be the fact that highly classified files and documents have been slowly released to the public over the years. Several of the recent authors cite in the prefaces of their books that they are using original information recently uncovered or unclassified.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"36-38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568229","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444669","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ketra Schmitt;Diana M. Bowman;Safiya U. Noble;Stephen Cranefield;A. David Wunsch;Peter Lewis
{"title":"Introducing the Editorial Board—Part II","authors":"Ketra Schmitt;Diana M. Bowman;Safiya U. Noble;Stephen Cranefield;A. David Wunsch;Peter Lewis","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3408890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3408890","url":null,"abstract":"Welcome to the second installment of “Meet the Editorial Board.” We are delighted to introduce you to some more members of the IEEE Technology and Society Magazine’s editorial board. If you missed the first installment of this series, please check out the March 2024 issue of the magazine \u0000<xref>[1]</xref>\u0000. In this first piece, we talked about how our associate editors contribute to broader academic research and societal good through their work on technology and societal issues. Here we will discuss their contributions to civil society, scholarship, and service to the magazine. Academic editing seems pretty distant from pressing social concerns. However, we submit that the work of the magazine, and our parent society, the IEEE Society for the Social Implications of Technology, is vital to identifying and promoting workable solutions for our most critical social challenges. The interdisciplinary approaches that we highlight, and the interdisciplinary board that we introduce here, use a critical lens to evaluate technological and social solutions. We take a little space here to introduce you to more of the hard-working people who make this magazine work.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"16-19"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568246","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rainbow Mirrors: Technology and Our Collective Moral Imagination","authors":"Mathew Mytka;Alja Isakovic","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3398738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3398738","url":null,"abstract":"Recent narratives about technology and the future have been dominated by dystopian futures, limiting our collective imagination. This is not merely a product of technology itself but is deeply rooted in the bio-psycho-social dynamics of our historical context. Humans have a natural tendency to focus on problems, often exhibiting a negativity bias that is exacerbated by the relentless pace and stressors of modern life and the pervasive exposure to stress-inducing media. While Antonio Gramsci’s notion of cultural hegemony \u0000<xref>[1]</xref>\u0000 illuminates how dominant societal forces can shape our perceptions and values, the prevalence of dystopian views about technology also reflects broader societal concerns. These range from genuine fears about privacy and autonomy to anxieties about technology’s role in widening social inequalities. Such dynamics do not merely reinforce fear and anxiety but also create a fertile ground for “dark mirrors”—narratives in our cultural imagination that reflect our deepest fears and foster cycles of pessimism about the role of technology in our future.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"54-58"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568172","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Charged: A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future— James Morton Turner (Seattle, WA, USA: Univ. Washington Press, 2022, 256 pp.)","authors":"Eric P. Wenaas","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3367382","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3367382","url":null,"abstract":"The focus of the book Charged is on the battery, what else? James Morton Turner claims the battery is vitally important to unlocking a clean energy future. He says that his book explores the relationship between environmentalism, sustainability, and technology at a moment when such technological optimism is ascendant. Just as I believed this was going to be a “good news” book about the future of clean energy, supported by the production of lithium-ion batteries, Turner points out that skeptics believe batteries have “a dirty little secret”: “Although batteries may make it possible to scale up renewable energy sources, this transition risks trading one set of resource dependencies and environmental injustices for another.” So, just what message is Turner trying to convey?","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"26-29"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568166","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE App","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3410489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3410489","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"32-32"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568245","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444699","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Connects You to a Universe of Information!","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3410552","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3410552","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"96-96"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568227","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141439382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Text Neck: Looking Down at Devices for Way Too Long","authors":"Katina Michael","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3395690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3395690","url":null,"abstract":"Text Neck is a diagnosed condition denoting overuse of the neck muscles with technology devices such as tablets, smartphones, and video game consoles \u0000<xref>[1, p. 141]</xref>\u0000. The condition is prevalent in all age groups, particularly in those who are heavy users of smartphones \u0000<xref>[2]</xref>\u0000, \u0000<xref>[3]</xref>\u0000, \u0000<xref>[4]</xref>\u0000. The main contributor to text neck is the frequency of handheld technology device use and the length of time that a user is engaged with their device without physical movement, while their head is in a forward posture \u0000<xref>[5]</xref>\u0000. It is said to be a type of repetitive stress injury that can affect the spine, neck, shoulder, upper back, muscles, and associated ligaments \u0000<xref>[6]</xref>\u0000. Although studies vary in their findings, adults use their mobile phones on average for 5 hours per day, university students for about 8.5 hours per day, and others on average about 2 hours per day \u0000<xref>[7]</xref>\u0000, \u0000<xref>[8]</xref>\u0000, \u0000<xref>[9]</xref>\u0000, \u0000<xref>[10]</xref>\u0000. Some studies have shown that people have their mobile phones with them for all but 2 hours of the whole day, increasing the ease with which to access online applications, thus continuing to aggravate existing strains. Text Neck, also referred to as iNeck, is now recognized as a global public health problem \u0000<xref>[11]</xref>\u0000.","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"48-53"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568169","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"IEEE Membership","authors":"","doi":"10.1109/MTS.2024.3410464","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/MTS.2024.3410464","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55016,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Technology and Society Magazine","volume":"43 2","pages":"22-22"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=10568162","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141444706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}