Category Archives: Science and Technology

Engaging in the Meaning of Thanksgiving: Cell Phones Down

When November hit, all that has been on my mind is food. Well that is pretty much all the time, but November provides one of America’s favorite holidays: Thanksgiving. We get to eat and relax. What can be better than … Continue reading

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The Need to Share: Social Media Etiquette

As I started thinking about the upcoming holidays and how they would be presented on social media, I started thinking about our need to share. Thanksgiving is tomorrow and while families gather and spend time together, most social media applications … Continue reading

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Love and Other Drugs – The Halo Effect

Research shows that the type of person you are sexually attracted to is locked in by the age of 5. What happens throughout the rest of our life is we meet people based on this script. When we first meet … Continue reading

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Online Dating, Among Other Life Choices

In romantic comedies of old we see boy meet girl, boy woo girl, boy and girl date, boy and girl get engaged, boy and girl get married. These days boy and girl can meet, date, flirt, get engaged and even … Continue reading

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Social Media and the Israeli Attacks

Once again, I will be discussing Twitter and its continued use in worldwide events. It seems as though every week, social media sites are being used more and more to update people on traumatic and extremely important events. According to … Continue reading

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Robot Controlled by Brain Waves

A mind-controlled robot?! Yes, its true!  Researchers at the Joint Robotics Labratory has created a robot that is controlled by brainwaves.  I must say, the video is fascinating. It is still in the very early stages of development, but I … Continue reading

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BP Spills More Than Just Oil

It was announced today that British Petroleum has plead guilty to 14 criminal charges in regards to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf that killed tens of thousands of wildlife in the area, as well as 13 crew members … Continue reading

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Anonymity Breeding Malicious Behavior?

It is through personal experience with role-playing games that I have concluded that you can find out a lot about someone from their first character build. In a table top game that is as open as Dungeons and Dragons, first … Continue reading

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Media Shapes Generation X

We talk a lot about how we are in a ‘digital age.’ Generation X is constantly talked about as being the generation that is tech savvy. We (I being a part of Generation X) are the generation that grew up … Continue reading

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Digital Families and Digital Relationships

The first time I saw a social networking site, which, for me, happened to be MySpace, I had a nagging thought in the back of my head that sounded like a cranky old relative. All I could think about was … Continue reading

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