Throughout the years of evolution, humankind has evolved in many ways, especially in brain power and cognitive abilities. I believe, however, that humans are starting to become less intelligent and that this trend will only continue in the future, due to many reasons. First off, human intelligence is declining due to our growing reliance on technology. Due to reliance on technology, many people believe that we do not need to use our brains as much as before, leading to its...
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The film industry saw dynamic changes after the Second World War, which made Hollywood change its content and style. The Hollywood film industry experienced booming years between 1939 and 1946 with the industry significantly. As a result, their attendance and box receipts declined to almost half of the 1946 levels within seven years. The changes were triggered by many factors, most of which were external to the industry. In 1950, the movies were challenged and surpassed by television as the...
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With the innovative ways of technology, the dynamics of the current environment, the need to fight terrorism, national security, and privacy concerns in respect to rights and justification, the gravity and nature of electronic and Internet surveillance have increased in recent times, which has sparked debates on ethics and surveillance. This issue has been at the forefront due to the vigorous use of modern technology in surveillance and the complexity that surrounds it. As we accept how technology has and...
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INTRODUCTION The term library was derived from the Latin word “liber” which means a book. In the pre-industrial era, books were seen as prized possessions; Items which could be seen and accessed only by the select few. Later with the invention of the printing press and information explosion, special places were created to house these possessions. These initial public libraries were built with the sole purpose of collection of printed material and the users could access the data and seat...
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Science fiction texts use futuristic conventions to explore fictional futures that work together to generate a commentary on the present. The film Gattaca (1997) directed by Andrew Niccol and short story Movement (2012) by Nancy Fulda both explore the detriments of technology that contribute to identity loss in fictional futures, focusing heavily on perfection rather than human ingenuity. Gattaca utilises these themes to suggest that human spirit will triumph against science and in circumstances of discrimination whereas Movement conveys the...
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Do you allow the government to invade your privacy and having access to all your personal information? Many people are trying to reach out to others around the world for many problems that they are having such as economic problems, privacy problems, and even security. They aren’t able to do so since their government makes it illegal to have free speech. Technology companies and the government in the United States allow us to be able to have free speech while...
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A Dictionary of Accounting defines ‘appraisal’ as “the assessment of alternative courses of action with a view to establishing which action should be taken. Appraisals may be financial, economic, or technical in emphasis” and ‘feasibility study’, as “an investigation to determine which of a range of decisions is likely to give a satisfactory return in a financial appraisal or economic appraisal of the alternatives” (Law 2016). For a Library facility, evaluation of these aspects can be carried out, by developing...
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Abstract The mortality rate due to lung cancer is increasing rapidly day by day. The major reason behind this increasing mortality rate is not being able to detect the lung cancer at an early stage. Even due to advancement in technology, the number of radiologists is limited and they are being overworked. Various methods which are based on technologies like deep learning and CNN (Convolutional Neural Network) have been developed to automatically detect lung cancer through medical images. This paper...
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Well, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline is a science fiction based on its systematic connotations of possibilities and breakthroughs in technological advancements. Science fiction in its entirety entails living the future in rather unimaginable conditions of the present that can only guarantee any such future achievements based on grit. It is therefore a logical projection of the future informed by the desire to advance in knowledge and technical understanding on a specific subject of interest (Sam Moskowitz). Ernest Cline...
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Introduction Closed-circuit television or as we know it CCTV is the system that helps you to keep an eye on your business, which allows you to see what’s going on inside and around the premises of your business. The use of a monitor and cameras installed around the premises enables you to see events live as the action is happening and allows you to record the footage so you can archive it for future reference. This technology has been around...
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Meat has always been an important part of our diet since it is a rich source of animal proteins. Due to the strong increase of the global population there is a strong increase in the demand for meat. As a result this will cause a strong growth in the livestock sector to keep up with the demand. Although need is necessary the growth of the livestock industry has a disastrous effect on the ecology of the planet, the welfare of...
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Agricultural technique has been discovered and has been around since the beginning of human civilization. The techniques developed over time, and humans endlessly put effort in making better agricultural products. In over a decade, agricultural biotechnology has grown rapidly. Agricultural biotechnology improves plants, animals and micro-organisms with the collection of scientific techniques developed by scientists. These techniques involve around the understanding of DNA. Researchers precisely identify genes that may provide beneficial characteristics, which enhances breeders’ ability to make improvements in...
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The genre of science fiction often explores how technology hinders people’s ability to perceive the world around them. Technology has improved several aspects of peoples lives, for example, phones have given people the ability to communicate with people all over the world and provides instant entertainment. However, through extreme technological advancement, people are unaware of the negative effects before it is too late, today's society may be part of its own demise. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depicts a technology...
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i. Introduction The beginning of auditing can be traced as far back as to ancient times, however the financial audit that we know of today is a relatively new practice and is constantly changing. As technology advances, we move further away from manual audit procedures and towards an automated audit. One of the most important technologies playing a role in automating the audit is artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence is the development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring...
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Technology has changed our lives. In the ever-developing modern society, technology seems to be an inextricable part of humanity. However, many people are focusing on how advanced automation can be, so much that alarmingly, few people are concentrating on how the negative impacts on humans have advanced due to automation. In fact, technology has more negative effects on us than positive, for it hinders our interpersonal relationship (P1), poses a significant threat to various jobs worldwide (P2), and also makes...
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Abstract This paper is a literature review that focuses on detecting and analyzing the human behavior and its application in surveillance systems. Surveillance systems play a very important role in tracking and monitoring human behavior generally, this is one of the reasons why it has recently become a major interesting research topic. Human effort is not very effective in monitoring human behavior via surveillance systems as human operators miss a lot of information in different video frames. Sometimes, it is...
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Abstract The present era is possibly the most exciting period of human history because various technological innovations are taking place.Robots working in industries, self driving cars, and ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) playing games better than world champions are some of the technological innovations under ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. Internet today is full of Artificial Intelligence-related articles, its recent advances and its impact on society and business. This paper gives a glimpse on how Artificial Intelligence has made its impact on all spheres of...
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Human intelligence has brought the civilization of mankind to where it is today. However, it wasn’t until a few years ago human intelligence brought artificial intelligence into existence. After the inception of artificial intelligence, it wasn’t long until these two forms of intelligence crossed paths. At first, artificial intelligence was a considerable feat of engineering, but soon consequences started to appear. Without equal correspondence between both forms of intelligence, our world as we know it will be subjugated by the...
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In recent times, the human race began to battle a question that was once very easy to answer. When exactly does life come to an end? Earlier in the 19th Century, the reply to the question was very obviously and frequently when the heart stops but when technological advancements could allow the heartbeat even after the brain had died or stopped working, it became unclear whether death still occurred when the heart stopped beating or when the brain stopped working....
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Artificial intelligence is a unique type of intelligence that is similar to human intelligence, it is a computer system that can do specific tasks that require human intelligence to get done. It can be used in our everyday life and in many different ways, it is used mostly in areas like computer science and engineering. Artificial intelligence has a lot of positive effects on us. The three main positive effects are faster information, uses in multiple fields and fewer errors....
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Origins As far back as the Stone Age, Man has sought to understand the world around him and make it inhabitable. Initially attributing natural phenomena and occurrences to the actions of gods and the spiritual, we eventually looked to science to explain the intricacies of our lives and ultimately make it easier through the application of technology. Thus from our most recent history stretching as far back as the 18th century and coinciding with the industrial revolution in England, technological...
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Creativity is a word that is hard to define. It might have a a lot different definitions , but through the use of imagination, creativity in its simple terms refers to the act of making something authentic, original, or unusual. And humanity is basically humankind. So, when we presented the real question, “is technology really killing creativity and humanity” many individuals say that yes, it is. Due to technology, it is way easier and simpler to access to school work...
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The definition of the gender identity it means that the individual’s perception of being either male, female, both male and female, or neither without necessarily conforming to the sex placed on them at birth. The society around them mainly determines the role of these genders. Children grow up knowing that specific societal roles are solely for a particular gender. Gender identity brings about gender-related bias in the society thus disadvantaging one gender over another. Individuals who do not believe in...
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Introduction Libraries are facing a new generation of users, are technologically confident and integrate information access and use in all spheres of their lives in an extraordinary way. Gradually, generation is changing with the time and the present generations’ library users are too passionate with the technology. In the present scenario the quickest library service is possible only by implementing Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the libraries. So that library service is more approachable through the implement of ict...
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Introduction Computer development these days are growing rapidly. Different types of new software and computer systems have made human life even easier. It has produced a lot of latest programs and innovations compared to the older computer systems (Malazarte, 2019). This proposal is about finding a computing solution to computerize a library. The private higher institution is currently having a computer system; however, the computer system is a much older system. It is being used for normal work operations. The...
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Has Technology Exceeded our Humanity? After recently watching James Ponsoldt’s The Circle and Oliver Stone’s Snowden my mind became quickly flooded with thoughts that perhaps I did not fully understand the vastness that is the internet. The fact that we are trying to keep up with the latest gadgets and devices has made me a slave to technology? And if I’ve fallen in the trap, then how many others have allowed technology to exceed their humanity? Technology has been ridding...
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Our understanding of the current world can be relayed through many mediums such as the likes of art and literature, science fiction being one of the most influential genres. Although science fiction may not be able to predict the future, it is able to encapsulate our modern context and beliefs thus science fiction is capable of ultimately shaping our perspective and our perception on reality. I will be completing an A2 sized art work poster for my PBL, incorporating a...
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Science Fiction: A Commentary On Our Society? “Our species can only survive if we have obstacles to overcome. You take away all obstacles. Without them to strengthen us, we will weaken and die.” The above quote comes from Captain James T. Kirk, in an episode of Star Trek: The Original Series called ‘Metamorphosis’. The episode revolves around a man out of time, trapped on a distant planet for over eighty years, away from the rest of society as it grows...
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Biotechnologically transformed bodies have been and continues to proliferate in dystopian literature. Situated in the spectrum of fear and excitement, Divergent and Oryx and Crake expose the inextricable connection between biopower and biotechnology. The negotiation between ethics and technological advancement leads to a complicated situation where the historical definition of ‘human’ is at stake. Both novels portray the age of biological control that can be interpreted as an imagined future where humanity is capable of overcoming the limitations of ‘body’...
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Mario Kafouros and Nicolas Forsans examine in their research paper ‘The role of open innovation in emerging economies: Do companies profit from the scientific knowledge of others? The paper details the impact of external scientific knowledge on company profitability and more generally the role of open innovation in emerging economies, often where often technology less advanced in comparison to developed economies. Chesbrough describes open innovation as “a paradigm that assumes that firms can and should use external ideas as well...
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