Exploring Technology's Impact on Society

NewsHour, Frontline by Rachel Dreztin | Feb. 2, 2010 (News Report)

(Video) In an excerpt from the PBS program "Frontline," Rachel Dreztin examines how our brains are being shaped by technology, how companies are spicing up conference calls with avatars and how advances in weaponry have reshaped war. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Business, Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: War, Afghanistan, Iraq, Internet, Technology, Computers, Psychology
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Feb 2, 2010 - 7:56 PM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Feb 6, 2010 - 12:27 PM PST
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 by Fabrice Florin - Feb. 6, 2010

Informative report about how drones and other advances in weaponry are reshaping warfare. This 4-minute excerpt from Frontline's great "Digital Nation" documentary shows how soldiers are becoming more detached from the targets they are asked to destroy. See link for the full episode.

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    (Video) Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which ...
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