Social psychologists Jonathan Haidt and Jean M. Twenge recently published a report in The New York Times in which they show that although the COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased the levels of depression and anxiety, especially in young people and adolescents, the origin of the massification of this phenomenon began a decade ago, possibly as a […]
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Developing an interface between the human brain and objects to external devices is a dream that could help millions of people who have lost their mobility or any of their senses, and even introduces the possibility of telekinesis: controlling things with the mind, without direct contact. The most recent project in this regard, Neuralink, a
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The current financing model for most of the services offered on the Internet is based on the commercialization of advertising, a scheme that, while allowing free services, focuses the business model on the continuous attention of users, a phenomenon that, according to academic experts, could be causing a high impact on mental health and the
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The first pandemic in times of globalization affected 180 countries in less than three months, saturated the health system around the world, put the global economy in check, generated border closures in the five continents, increased unemployment and poverty, affected 70% of world air traffic, fractured the global production, supply and distribution chain, nationalist fervor
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Leave a comment / Connectivity, Mobility, Urban Planning, Smartcities, Sustainability The human factor is the main cause of car accidents around the world, figures from various international organizations such as the Mapfreo Slim Foundation, estimate that between 70 and 80% of the time the driver’s state of mind and attention is the main cause of
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Recently the case of a hacker who captured the information of 700 million LinkedIn users worldwide and put it on sale for about five thousand dollars on the Dark Web was known, this phenomenon has been called “Scraping” and although it can not be defined precisely as a crime, it has become a headache for
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The fifth generation of mobile communications -5G, hand in hand with the implementation of new Mobile IoT networks, will not only improve the speed and quality of Smartphone internet connections, but will also allow the consolidation of the Internet of Things in thousands of devices and services, becoming the best possible ally for Smart Cities.
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In the collective imagination, the Internet is synonymous with plurality, largely because people can freely express their opinions, and in most Western countries, there are no restrictions on the publication of content; however, the provision of the multilayer services that make up the network are in the hands of a few players, which constitutes a
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A recent investigation published by the New York Times International reporter Mark Fisher showed how after the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the phenomenon of targeted disinformation strategies grew substantially at a global level, as well as the scope of the agencies dedicated to this dark business [1]. Why is the Disinformation industry a threat to humanity?
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Historically, the implementation of information and communication technologies as a strategy to promote the development of cities has been referenced in the context of large cities; however, the emergence of much more affordable technologies, innovation, economy of scale and distribution chain, have allowed small cities and even rural areas to benefit from ICTs to generate
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