[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the months leading up to the release of the Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta and the actual game, fans were so hyped and excited for the games launch. As the games release dateContinue reading
Category: Technology
Fight For Net Neutrality
Net Neutrality We use the internet every day. Kids and adults use the internet for news, games, movies, videos, music, and interacting with other people around the world. The internet is free for everyone andContinue reading
“Hey Siri- Are You Making Me Stupid?”
Lord of the Flies is literally the worst book ever. It’s hard to understand and once you are able to comprehend it, the story appears to just be about a group of boys who goContinue reading
Electronics Undermining Education
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’ve all heard about electronics in schools, whether you are a parent who has been called repeatedly about your kid being glued to it in class or one of said students, it has been present.Continue reading
Empire State of Mind: How Music Positively Impacts the Human Brain
Henry, a 94 year old man living in a nursing home, has suffered from dementia for the last ten years of his life. He sits in his chair with his head down and only speaksContinue reading
Why Kids Shouldn’t Get Phones Until They Are 12
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]f you asked adults about their childhood they would probably tell you how they would go outside and play hockey in the street with the neighborhood kids or go over to a friends house toContinue reading
The Most Dangerous Technology You’ve Never Heard Of
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Danish engineer Peter Laurits Jensen invented the loudspeaker in December of 1915, it revolutionized the way we listen to music. However, no one could have predicted who would benefit the most from Jensen’s invention:Continue reading
Esports, Big Business or Child’s Play? An overview of the past and future of Esports as an industry
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]ompetitive video games? That’s not a real sport, there’s no action, excitement, no physical competition, not much of anything, right? This is how almost everyone not exposed to the competitive nature of video games wouldContinue reading
Euthanization, Only for Pets or for People Too?
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Heather married Nigel, she would have never imagined that she would be the one to commit his murder. Heather was placed on bail for murder when she placed a pillow over his mouth afterContinue reading
More Than a Game: Women in Video Games
In 1999 game developer, Rare, was hard at work on a new video game. The game, “Dinosaur Planet,” was to star a 16 year old heroine named Krystal. She could travel through time, fightContinue reading
Is Apple becoming a monopoly?
In the early 19th century the railroad companies had a great monopoly. The railroads were most people’s only form of transportation. Westward expansion was progressing and the railroad companies were booming at the time. The railroad companies controlled theContinue reading
Snapchat: The Reality of Teens’ Most Addictive App
What if an app had a setting where you needed a password to access the pictures you take? But why would you need to hide appropriate pictures? Password protection would help to hide pictures thatContinue reading
Think photography is just a hobby? The truth will blow your mind
Back in 2015, Beyonce’s fans lashed out over 200 untouched photos from a previous photoshoot that got leaked on a fan site. There was a mix of feelings about the images but thousands of fansContinue reading
Online Rights, Privacy Vs. Security
In 2014, YouTuber Coby Persin conducted an experiment in which he created a FaceBook account of a 15 year old, in which he lured multiple girls around the same age to meet him, withContinue reading
Is your phone really slowly KILLING you?
The use of technology has risen EXTREMELY since the first time they came out in the early 1980’s. Now having these devices for over a decade and at your very own fingertips with a small touchContinue reading
Social Media: the facts
Luke Brynley-Jones writes in her blog, Our Social Times, how Applebee’s should not have handled a social media crisis. In the post, she explains how a pastor ate with a group at the restaurant, and when the bill cameContinue reading
The Pros and Cons of Internet Friends
by Michael Coghlan on Flickr (edited) As children, we are told over and over, “Don’t talk to strangers.” We are also told to not take candy from them. Then, they send us trick-or-treating… Thanks mom and dad. AsContinue reading