How technology is changing human behavior : issues and benefits / C.G. Prado, editor ; foreword by Rossana Pasquino. - Santa Barbara : Praeger, ABC CLIO, (c)2019. - 1 online resource (xvi, 169 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

The robotization of everything / On passing as human and robot love / Who is responsible for a self-driving car? / Who's your mama? : assisted reproductive technology and the meaning of motherhood / Screen autism, cell phone zombies, and GPS mutes / Technology in the hands of children : helpful tools or harmful distractions / Learning in an age of digital distraction : education versus consumption / The kids are alright : lessons from the march for our lives / Anonymity and (mis)representation on social media are changing who we are and how we think about identity / Deep fakes and computer vision : the paradox of new images / About the editor and contributors Lawrie McFarlane -- Babette Babich -- Chris Beeman -- Jennifer Parks -- Babette Babich -- Lisa Menard -- Chris Beeman -- Jason Hannan -- Jessica Lowell Mason -- Lisa Portmess --

This book explains some of the ways in which technological advances are altering, for better or worse, large-scale human behavior, thought processes, and critical thinking skills.



9781440869525


Information technology--Social aspects.
Social media and society.
Identity (Psychology)
Human behavior.


Electronic Books.

HM851 / .H698 2019