A piece in the NY Times by Nellie Bowles and Michael H. Keller on the reports of video games and online chats becoming “hunting grounds” of youth by sexual predators. I’d like to note at this point...
Author - Ian O'Byrne
A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode 8 of Season Two: Digital Justice, Surveillance & Invisible Walls. Moments from our lives: Ian and Kristen are joined by Dr...
A piece by Alexis Madrigal in The Atlantic discusses the changing ethos and culture of the companies that run our digital spaces, text, and tools. For decades, whole regions, nations even, have tried to model themselves on a...
Douglas Rushkoff with a piece in The Guardian examining how technology has grown from devices and platforms to an entire environment in which we function. As the decade came to a close, we’ve started to see a form of...
Frames is a short video that shows how a smart city tracks and analyzes a woman as she walks through the city. Things she does are interpreted and logged by the city system, but are they drawing an accurate picture of the...
As we head to the end of 2019, and the start of 2020, perhaps you might want to re-examine your screentime. You might want to sign up for the 2020 Digital Detox from Digital Learning and Inquiry (DLINQ) group at Middlebury...
This post from Arielle Pardes at Wired shares a great list of books to help as you consider your life in a tech-saturated world. Technology has changed us, robbed us of something important, and we must get it back. It’s...
A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode 7 of Season Two: Smart Things…Friend or Foe? Moments from our lives: Ian and Kristen are joined by Bud Hunt, the IT and Technical...
A podcast about living and learning in the age of screentime. Welcome to Episode 6 of Season Two: Saying Thanks. Moments from our lives: Ian and Kristen say goodbye to Jim, the first lead editor of Technopanic. Big...
Americans and Privacy: Concerned, Confused & Feeling Lack of Control Over Their Personal Information
More than 60% of Americans think it’s impossible to go through daily life without being tracked by companies or the government, according to a new Pew Research study. There are several key takeaways: Americans not only...