Category: Effects of Technology

Over the years, humans have become more and more captivated in space exploration. Ever since it was discovered that it was possible to send humans to space (in 1961 using the Vostok 1), scientists have been engaged in constructing new technology that will assist in transporting humans onto another planet. However, there are many problems…

The film industry saw dynamic changes after the Second World War, which made Hollywood change its content and style. The Hollywood film industry experienced booming years between 1939 and 1946 with the industry significantly. As a result, their attendance and box receipts declined to almost half of the 1946 levels within seven years. The changes…

Has Technology Exceeded our Humanity? After recently watching James Ponsoldt’s The Circle and Oliver Stone’s Snowden my mind became quickly flooded with thoughts that perhaps I did not fully understand the vastness that is the internet. The fact that we are trying to keep up with the latest gadgets and devices has made me a…

Communication has changed greatly in the past twenty years. There have been very significant technological advances that has enabled communication to advance. For instance, the only way of talking if you were not face to face with a person was by telephone. Not an ordinary smartphone, but a phone connected to the network. Sometimes it…

Communication is seen by definition as people connecting and coming to an understanding of information they are exchanging. In the past, this was done mainly through face-to-face conversations. As the world today has changed so much and continues to evolve, so have our methods of communication. “Facebook was not originally created to be a company.…

Creativity is a word that is hard to define. It might have a a lot different definitions , but through the use of imagination, creativity in its simple terms refers to the act of making something authentic, original, or unusual. And humanity is basically humankind. So, when we presented the real question, “is technology really…

Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. The short film Slaughterbots portrays a not so distant future where multitudes of miniature automatons kill a huge number of individuals for their political…

Origins As far back as the Stone Age, Man has sought to understand the world around him and make it inhabitable. Initially attributing natural phenomena and occurrences to the actions of gods and the spiritual, we eventually looked to science to explain the intricacies of our lives and ultimately make it easier through the application…

In 1972, a game named ‘Pong’ has been developed and ignited attention of people for ball-and-paddle arcade video game. It has sold over 8000 arcade machines in a same year. The success of ‘Pong’ has found a new video game industry. Nowadays, this industry has increased sharply every year. In 2017, Americans spent $36 billion…

Video games are one of the most expressive ways to show emotions and creativity. So, why do people think that they are so bad for you? Gaming systems like Nintendo Wii, Xbox Kinect and PlayStation Move promote fitness indoors for all, during a pandemic like Covid-19, boosting hand-eye coordination, analytical skills, persistence and slowing down…