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Technology: SmartphoneKeywords: Unconscious bias, Anxiety, Depression What came up when googling “smartphone anxiety”: “Smartphone Addiction“: https://www.helpguide.org/articles/addictions/smartphone-addiction.htm “Warning: Reading this on a smartphone may cause anxiety, researchers say“: https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-smartphones-causing-student-anxiety-20190607-story.html “Survey: Heavy Smartphone Use Tied to Anxiety, Loneliness, Depression“: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6449671/ What are makers of this technology (e.g. companies, organizations) doing to address the issue/keywords searched?  One ofContinue reading “Blog Post #5: “Tech You’re Grappling With” (cont.)”

“The Tech You’re Grappling With” (cont.), group work: Henry, Hofai, and I talked about out technologies and how we / everyday people may grapple with them. Our group theme was “everyday hardware” where Henry chose chargers, Hofai chose laptops/personal computers, and I chose my smartphone (iPhone). It was interesting to hear what both guys hadContinue reading “Blog Post #4: Grappling With Tech (cont.) and Ed Tech”

Medical or research biases implied: Slide 2: “Men are doctors, women are nurses” bias Slide 5: Calling those who carry Tuberculosis “Consumptives”, since “Consumption” was the euphemism for Tuberculosis in this district Slide 6: Pink color? Medium frozen vanilla coffee? Bias towards women? Slide 2 states: “Generations of nurses cared for Brooklynites across this diverseContinue reading “Blog Post #3: Taking Care of Brooklyn”

Stranger Things: Eleven The CIA is conducting experiments as part of Project MKUltra, a CIA Mind Control Program (started in 1953) Eleven is the daughter of Terry Ives, a participant in these experiments, and is born telekinetic Eleven was taken from her mother at birth, against anyone’s will, and was raised in the National LaboratoryContinue reading “Blog Post #2: Pop Culture and Historical Medical Discrimination”

My name is Brandon Diaz and I’m a senior at Tandon pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Management. I’m interested in D&T for a number of reasons. For starters, I’ve always been interested in learning the perspective(s) of other people in many different situations. Whether it be in the industry,Continue reading “Blog Post #1: “Introduce Yourself””