Print Preview: Issue #4 | Fall 2019

Our fourth print issue—covering issues of identity, censorship, Internet infrastructure and more—is about to ship nationally.

By Mo Lotman | September 5, 2019 | Cognition, Culture, Government, Identity, Media, Philosophy, Privacy, Psychology, Relationships, Review, Society | Book Recommendations, Censorship, China, Eric McLuhan, Identity, Infrastructure, Internet, Katherine Birbalsingh, Marshall McLuhan, Protest, Public Space, Selfie Murals, Selfies, Smartphones, surveillance, The Cloud

Podcast #34: Ben Green on Smart Enough Cities

Data technology researcher and author Ben Green punctures the myth of the smart city.

By Mo Lotman | August 8, 2019 | Artificial Intelligence, Community, Culture, Government, Human Rights, Law, Podcasts, Policing, Politics, Prediction, Privacy, Safety, Security, Society, Transportation | Alphabet, Autonomous Vehicles, Bike Share, Boston, Branding, Cameras, Cities, City Services, Civic Engagement, Civic Pride, Complexity, Data Gathering, Data Monetization, Democracy, Dynamic Systems, Efficiency, Engineering, Google, License Plate Readers, Mixed-Use, Optimization, Predictive Policing, Public Policy, Public Space, Racism, Reductionism, Richness, Seattle, Sensors, Sidewalk Labs, Smart Cities, Smart Technology, Social Justice, Street Life, surveillance, Surveillance Oversight Ordinances, Tech Goggles, Traffic, Transportation, Urban Design

Podcast #15: David Greenfield on Internet Addiction

Psychiatrist, professor, and author David Greenfield, founder of the Center for Internet and Technology Addiction, was one of the first medical professionals to recognize and study the addictive qualities of the Internet. He explains what we know, what it means, and what can be done.

By Mo Lotman | January 17, 2018 | Cognition, Family, Health, Neurology, Podcasts, Psychology, Society, Well-Being | Addiction, Alienation, Behavior, Boot Camps, Boredom, China, Community, Creativity, Detox, Distracted Driving, Dopamine, DSM, Facebook, Food, Gambling, Gaming, Health Care, Heroin, Humanity, Impulse Control, Inequality, Internet, Medicine, Public Space, Self-Medication, Sex, smart phones, Social Disconnection, Social Media, Teens, Unhappiness, Variable Ratio Reinforcement Schedule, Variable Reward, Video Games

Have the Robot Wars Begun?

Without much oversight or discussion, security robots have begun appearing in public spaces, causing conflicts and raising questions about privacy and human dignity.

By Tom Valovic | January 10, 2018 | Automation, Community, Government, Policing, Privacy, Safety, Security, Society | China, Crime, Facial Recognition, Homeless, Knightscope, Lasers, License Plate Readers, Privacy, Public Space, Riot Control, Robots, San Francisco, Security, SPCA, surveillance, Surveillance Cameras, Tasers, Vandalism

A Message From the Publisher

Happy birthday us! This month marks one year since we moved to weekly updates. Publisher Mo Lotman shares a few thoughts about The Technoskeptic and the stakes of its mission.

By Mo Lotman | February 22, 2017 | Cognition, Economics, Environment, Law, Media, Philosophy, Politics, Privacy, Publishing, Relationships, Society, Well-Being | Attention, Civility, Community, Democracy, Depression, Distraction, Ethics, Impatience, Journalism, Loneliness, Public Space, Robert McChesney, Rudeness

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