Internet+Resources+and+Documents

 Great video that discusses many issues  Good article on impact of the internet  TED talk that demonstrates how technology can enhance us. Interesting Video on a Group that takes down websites of those who anger it  Prescient short story by E. M. Forster (written in 1909) on dependence on machines A whole book on the internet
 * For All **


 * Dark Side**:

Articles from the New York Times about Cyberbullying Two chapters from __What Is Your Dangerous Idea?__, ed. John Brockman (Pocket Books, London, 2006), offering biological explanations for internet meanness. A review of //Reality is Broken// and //Virtually You//, both of which are in our box in the Social Studies office (if they haven't been taken yet) From the book //Virtually You// by Elias Aboujaoude, a psychiatrist who sees bad effects of internet use in his patients (and others)


 * Freedom of Speech**

An excellent article by Fish A recent article on first amendment Times reporter wonders if we need protection from nasty bloggers Good article on aftermath of Wikileaks Really good article on anonymity on the web Excellent article on responsibilities and options of those whose sites provide the forum a great resource, particularly for privacy
 * http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/12/opinion/main5378689.shtml** net neutrality issues. Note this is from October, 2009 (old news?)


 * Who’s in Control? (Security and Privacy) **

A thoughtful book on the internet with an emphasis on whether it is a tool of control for government and industry

BUSINESS?  This week's TIME magazine has an article about how so much of what we do on computers becomes marketable information.

HACKERS AND MALEFACTORS? Video on Anonymous, a group of hackers with principles.  A report of U.S. vulnerability to cyberattacks. Article about the danger of cyberattacks  Title says it all

GOVERNMENT? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Need for a new internet privacy law to protect against governmental intrusions

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Excerpts from his book on ways technology may give state power over individuals

PRIVACY ISSUES IN GENERAL <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Website of privacy advocates Article about proposal for internet privacy

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Article on Obama proposal on web anonymity <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Places to find out about what's being said about you on line

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Will Computers Rule the World? About robots and drones used in war <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Different view on artificial intelligence and<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> the evolving human-computer relationship <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> TED Talk by Blackmore: What will be the impact of self-replicating machines? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Article by Blackmore on temes <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Another Article by Blackmore <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> A smart machine that beat humans at jeopardy <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Will the machines take over? Will we meld with them? Written by the co-founder and chief scientist of Sun Microsystems <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> See title <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The man who would be part machine and immortal <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The day when machines become sentient <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Will the machines take over?

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">**Changing How We Think**

A link to a large collection of responses by eminent writers (172!) to this question, conducted by Edge ("World Question Center"). It may seem like an overwhelming resource, but it is well-worth exploring. A seminal article about this issue, often referenced. The author developed it into a book. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Two chapters from __What Is Your Dangerous Idea?__, ed. John Brockman (Pocket Books, London, 2006), offering biological explanations for differences in the way we act online. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">//Proust and the Squid//, by Marianne Wolf is available in the BHSEC library. It gives neuroscientific evidence for the way reading books and reading/working online affect the brain in different ways. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Every change in technology raises concerns Our expanding capabilities Effects on schoolwork? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Knowledge vs information <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> A TED talk on an amazing tool in development. How might it change how we process experience? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> This does not mention the internet, but do digital distractions compromise daydreaming? And if daydreaming is an important mental function, is that bad for us?

<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Kids these days! <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Some pages from //L// //ife on the Screen// by Sherry Turkle, discussing virtual sex (is it adulterous?) and other kinds of deception. How does behavior get regulated in virtual reality? (The book is in our box in the Social Studies office, if it has not been taken yet.) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Turkle considers the authenticity of feelings for robots. <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Can robots used in war be made to feel guilty? <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Robots as comforting pets <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> A review of //Reality is Broken// and //Virtually You.// <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> A TED talk (20 minutes)by the author of //Reality is Broken//, in which she explains her book's premise of why she thinks playing virtual games will save humanity. (The book is in our box in the Social Studies office, if it has not been taken yet.) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> From the book //Virtually You// by Elias Aboujaoude, a psychiatrist who sees bad effects of internet use in his patients (and others) <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Check the book, //You Are Not A Gadget//, by Jaron Lanier (in our box in the Social Studies office, it it has not been taken yet). <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Publisher trying to limit e-books by libraries <span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> Good source for fair use discussion
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 * Democracy in Peril**



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Siegel excerpt on the blurring of truth and Fiction


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