Impact of High-Tech Equipment
Whitehouse, Diane, and Norberto Patrignani. “Computers, time and speed: five slow tech case studies.” IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2014.
Whitehouse and Noberto explore the notions of speed and time, and the relationship between technology and society. Even though the article does not directly address the impact of various developments on high-tech equipments on generations to come, it tackles technology development that is fair, good, and clean and their relationship to the society. The article is based on on-going arguments on the need for high speed on information technology equipment. The authors maintain that it is increasing becoming important for the society to query the present and future developments on information technology equipments (Whitehouse & Noberto, 12). While it is gradually becoming important to embrace technology on all fronts, the need to question the speed and its impact on the society and individual conscious is slowly picking up.
The source is vital for the above topic on the topic on the impacts of high tech equipment on future generations consciousness as it pays closer attention to the concept of speed, cleanliness, and fairness in terms of various developments in the field of Information Communication Technology and more so the “Slow Tech concept-an Information Technology that is clean, fair, and good and addresses and helps create a bridge between computer ethics and business ethics. Stow Tech is a proposal that aims at addressing challenges faced in the business field and embedding Information Technology in the society. The article differs from other scholarly articles done on the impact of the development of information Technology equipments as it concentrates on the ethical aspect of technology and business.
Grossman, Elizabeth. High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health. Washington: Island, 2006. Print.
Although the digital age has ushered in a clean production era, concerns of digital disposals including toxic materials, and many harmful materials are gradually picking up. Elizabeth Grossman raises the issue of e-waste and the side effects on humanity, including persistent health risks and environmental concerns. Elizabeth (6) argues that the exposure to these materials has a direct impact on human consciousness, although few ever pause to question the dangers involved in being exposed to e-waste and high technology equipments such as x-ray machines, and manufacturing units in industries. The author argues that from and away from the borders of the United States, every child, adult, and animal is exposed to the harmful dangers and negative side effect of these e-waste and development of high-tech equipments which include household and office equipments such air conditioning machine. Elizabeth argues that it is high time manufacturers, users, governments, and the civil society persistent exposure to high tech equipments and e-waste is detrimental to human and animal health both mentally, psychologically, and physiologically (Grossman, 25).
Elizabeth’s book is important to the research and study on the effect of the development of high-tech equipment on future generation’s consciousness as it raises the effects of e-waste and negative side effects of high tech equipments such as the radiotherapy treating machines, x-ray machines, and manufacturing equipments on human consciousness and survival. It is different from other books and scholarly articles as it addresses the negative resulting outcome of high tech waste disposal in addition to the negative effects of exposure to high tech equipments in industries and manufacturing companies.
Adeola, Francis O. Industrial Disasters, Toxic Waste, and Community Impacts: the Health Effects and Environmental Justice Struggles around the Globe. Lanham, Lexington Books, 2014.
Adeola focus on the rising sociological risk, hybrid and technological disasters, both in undeveloped nations and industrialized societies. The book discusses effects such as contamination of the society, social impacts, health complications, and psychosocial challenges. By use of accumulated know-how in the Information Technology and manufacturing field, Adeola (44) explores the dangers the society is exposed to psychosocially and psychologically. By use of contemporary theories of company disasters and industrial catastrophes, the author explores the characteristics of high-tech development and growth in addition to hazardous wastes and how they impact on the consciousness of the society and the people (Adeola, 16).
The book is important to the above topic as it addresses the impact of both e-waste and high tech developments in both undeveloped countries and industrialized nations such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. The book helps understand the concept of environmental injustice as a result of high tech equipments and some of the human rights violations committed due to the rising effect of the development of high tech equipments. It differs from other books and scholarly articles as it emphasizes on the effects of the high tech equipments beyond the borders of the industrialized nations of the undeveloped nations in addition to laying emphasis on a deeper psychological analysis of the impacts individuals are exposed to as a result of the development of these equipments.
“Forbes.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, www.forbes.com/shotspotter-mapping-gunshots-san-francisco/.
The ShotSpotter, developed by Ralph Clark is designed to triangulate the precise locality of gunshots or a gunshot. The high tech gunshot detection methodology uses sound waves to detect the location of gunfire. Clark, who lived in a crime prone city of East Oakland, came up with the discovery to help the police track crime cases in addition to the rampant killings in the neighborhood of crime prone areas. Although the technology has faced many challenges with some firms and police units abandoning it and resorting to traditional methods of hunting down gun related crime, the article argues that it has brought a profound change within the communities living where it is installed. With significant changes of gun crimes, many individuals came to accept that, despite their criminal acts and gun related crimes, they were under surveillance. The article reports that, the technology brought a sense of relief to people living in crime prone regions with a significant decrease in crime and gun related incidents.
The article, by Matt Drange, is designed to reduce gun violence has had a positive impact on people living in crime prone areas in addition to the security agencies relying on it to control, arrest, and reduce crime. People gradually became psychologically aware of the presence of a surveillance system within their neighborhood and appreciated the advances of technology. Additionally, the police and security agencies relied on the high-tech system which made their work easier. The article is different from other scholarly articles and books as it reports on high tech equipment that has had a direct impact on the lives of people, their ways, livelihood, and more so security affairs.
@Mchalfant16. “Putin Highlights Russia’s Development of New ‘Advanced Weapons Systems.’” Washington Free Beacon, freebeacon.com/national-security/putin-highlights-development-new-advanced-weapons-systems-russia/.
Continued and advanced development of high tech military and robotic weapons is gradually pricking on the consciousness of humanity. With Russia’s’ announcement of development of advanced robots, Hypersonic, and laser weapons, the world is slowly degenerating to a verge of heightened tensions and war. Nations, including China and the United States are focusing on the production of high tech war equipments to improve on their national security and to position themselves as super powers. According to the article, “Putin Highlights Russia’s Development of New ‘Advanced Weapons Systems’” written by Morgan Chalfant, the nations are slowly arming themselves with high tech military equipments in order to position themselves strategically in case of a war or for national security. Even though the article is just about developing news from the Middle East, it highlights on the conscious awareness amongst nations of an impending war in case of global conflict (Mchalfant, 1).
The article is relevant to the topic as it points to some of the alleged fears of many nations in addition to the world consciousness as pertains to humanity and the role of world powers in fostering peace. Many nations are concerned with mega advancement and investment of high-tech war equipments by the world superpowers such as the United States and Russia. The article is different from other scholarly articles as it just gives a report on the high-tech advancement of military development amidst conscious concerns of other nations of an impending warfare.
Smith-Bindman, Rebecca. “Is computed tomography safe.” N Engl j Med363.1 (2010): 1-4.
Despite the rapid rise in new advanced high-tech medical equipments, emerging trends of the worries on their use is slowly creeping amongst patients, and the medical field. The use of the highly advanced CT, Computed Topography, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), and PET (Positron –Emission Tomography) are setting a worrying trend as the negative side effects on patients are taking an alarming dimension (Smith, 2). According to Bruce, Hillman, Jeff, and Goldsmith in their article “The uncritical Use of High-Tech Medical Imaging, argue that the powerful equipments are doing more harm than good, with a worrying trend setting in patients seeking treatment. In the last couple of years, patients have consciously faced the prospect of facing the imaging machines with fear, as the number of court cases arises on misuse and appropriation of large doses of the imaging technology (Smith, 3). Instead of relief for treatment of scan oriented complications, patients have over the years been faced with the worrying trend of the negative side effects of the high-tech equipments. According to the authors, major hospitals and health facilities offering imaging services do conform to manufacturers guidelines on the proper use of the equipments.
The article is relevant to the above topic on the effects of high tech equipment son the conscious of individuals as the majority of patients fear for their well-being which in most cases take a new negative twist after undergoing an imaging treatment. Additionally, the article is unique as it shows a typical example of a case in which patients consciously suffer from the negative effects of an advanced technology meant to bring relief to terminally ill individuals. The majority of those affected negatively by the equipments often resort to seeking justice in the courts a long and enduring process that often takes a great toll on the patients.
Works Cited
@Mchalfant16. “Putin Highlights Russia’s Development of New ‘Advanced Weapons Systems.’” Washington Free Beacon, freebeacon.com/national-security/putin-highlights-development-new-advanced-weapons-systems-russia/.
“Forbes.” Forbes, Forbes Magazine, www.forbes.com/shotspotter-mapping-gunshots-san-francisco/.
Adeola, Francis O. Industrial Disasters, Toxic Waste, and Community Impacts:. E-Health
Grossman, Elizabeth. High Tech Trash: Digital Devices, Hidden Toxics, and Human Health. Washington: Island, 2006. Print.
Smith-Bindman, Rebecca. “Is computed tomography safe.” N Engl j Med363.1 (2010): 1-4.
Whitehouse, Diane, and Norberto Patrignani. “Computers, time and speed: five slow tech case studies.” IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, 2014.