Positive And Negative Effects Of Technology

Technology is utilized in almost every aspect of our lives. Although today’s technology provides people greater opportunities to learn and communicate quicker. Technology also has many disadvantages. It is making humans lazy and less intelligent, disrupting sleep, and giving people a false sense of security.

In these days, people get addicted to the technology around that we are not even realize. Although technology is very useful to us, it has more disadvantages than we think. Almost everybody in this world think that technology make life more convenient. It is true!!! But very few realize how technology is going to affect our lives. Technology affects us negatively by decreasing the ability of our brain, consuming more time, and decreasing the life skill ability.

Technology in today's world affect everyone about the same since we can not live without. The amount of different activities and possibilities to do on the internet using different devices is immense . Whatever you want if it is food,games, or researching something anyone can receive in a matter of seconds. Tammy Kennon who is the author of , “ 5 New Brain Disorders that Were Born Out of the Digital Age” states the negatives about the technology devices that run the world. She tells us about how our patience, attention spans, and memory are all affected due to that fact that we are obsessed with electronics. In today’s world everyone relies on web searches like google to answer a question or do something for them. When a research was conducted by researchers they found out that”[O]ne -Third of them did not even try, reaching for google immediately” this shows how much people rely

We may not think about is but when people uses technology they’re changing their brains pathways. In the article 10 Big Ways That Technology Affects Your Brain by Aniya Wells writs “Brains are malleable” and with our technology experiences “we’re actually changing the physical shape of our brains” which can lead “to a decrease in sense of

There is a huge price we pay for assuming that technology is an inanimate vesicle thing. To not recognize the impact such devices have on our brains is a naive thing to do. Based on the research that Nicholas G. Carr presented in his book The Shallows the human brain is becoming more disorganized and less focused at the task at hand wanting mostly immediate gratification. There is a good and bad side to everything and tecnology is not to be taken lightly and can be abused just as easily as anything else and can abuse us in return.

The author addresses the undeniable issues of society’s constant connection to technology. The brain can develop imbalances, for example, deficits in ability to concentrate, short attention, memory span, and emotional disturbances, such as depression (Gwinn

The effects of technology usage have long been a topic of debate, with the negative consequences often being brought up. Authors such as Robert Samuels, Alison Gopnik, Nicholas Carr, Gary Small and Vorgan Gigi have all addressed this topic in their own articles. In Samuels’ “Breaking Down Borders: How Technology Transforms the Private and Public Realms,” he discusses the creation of private bubbles in public spaces due to technology, and the consequent alienation of others. “Diagnosing the Digital Revolution” by Gopnik argues that the habits that tech users have today have always existed, while Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” states that technology is actively changing the way humans think. “Meet Your iBrain” by Gigi and Small covers how technology affects brains and alters them. This paper will use the articles and an interview with a peer to analyze the perceived negative effects of using technology, particularly worse memory, shorter attention span, exacerbation of bad habits, and shifting emotions.

Technology is ever becoming a more complex and integrated part of the daily lives of millions across the world. As technology advances, spreads, and changes, we need to be aware of the impact upon us as well as the rest of society at all times. It has grown to become a part of almost everything we do and has resulted in many positive as well as negative impacts. Some examples of positive impacts are increased efficiency with tasks such as building cars and access to information and some negative impacts include obesity and poor sleep habits. I agree with Clive Thompson to an extent; modernized technologies need to be understood and used wisely at all times and we can expand our intellect by working alongside them but, they don’t give the user an unlimited wealth of knowledge. I disagree with Nicholas Carr that using electronics is damaging humans’ cognitive abilities.

Given these points, Technology has many long-term affects that can lead to many problems like over-relying on the internet, not developing our mind the way it was suppose to be, and etc. Like Socrates one said, “ We are exposing our brains to an environment and asking them to do things we weren’t necessarily evolved to do, he said, We know already there are

I believe that people are becoming too addicted to technology, but those same people we think are addicted, we do not know their whole story. Both would rather have people communicate with people in real life with people around us but sometimes that isn’t possible. In Parker-Pope article the student she interviews says that he or she were not able to communicate with anyone without technology (Parker-Pope 14). That student needed technology to communicate with his or her friends so that they have something to relate to talk about the next day. Smith said the same thing as well; she finally connected with her friends who were on the other side of the world. Smith’s son also connected with his friends, who probably lives to far away, with technology and was excited about it. Although technology sounds great, the question still lingers on, is technology benefiting todays students? Majority of students have phones and they are constantly checking it. People say that students are being distracted and blinded by their electronics making it hard to for them to connect with their families. Although this may be true but in today era without phones, computers, and tablets I believe that people would not connect as much as they would with their friends or family if they only see them in person for a short amount of time every other

Technology has helped humanity in almost every aspect of everyday life. It has made life so much easier that it has become almost impossible to live without. In Dr. Richard Restaks “Attention Deficit: The Brain Syndrome of Our Era”, and Alexandra Samuels “Plug In Better’: A Manifesto” they both go into detail on how technology has affected today’s society, and how it has changed human behavior to rely on it to such a degree that people have become addicted to technology as if they need it for their very survival. Both Restak and Samuel talk about how technology has made humanity more connected to each other and yet has also disconnected each other at the same time and to the real world. People use technology so much in their everyday lives to solve problems and to carry out tasks that they no longer control its effects on them, whereas before people had to rely on their own individual talents, skills, and efforts to get tasks completed. Gene therapy and other cutting edge medical techniques like all technology, has incredible life changing potential as well as possible side effects

We can all attest to the fact that technology has made our lives better in numerous ways. We have the ability to communicate with people in different countries with the use of a cell phone. We are able to communicate with our loved ones via Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat etc... People are living longer because technology continues to advance, and the more it advances, the more we find answers and cures to diseases. Senior citizens are living longer which enables them to see their family develop. Technology has also increased the speed in which we receive and find information. Academically, students now have more of advantage than those who attended school without the usage of smartphones, computers, and Google the world's biggest search

When thought of, technology has been known as the “brainwasher” or the “brain cell killer” but, there are a lot of positive things technology has done for the world. It has broadened the spectrum of communication, making it easier to communicate with whomever you want, wherever you please. It has also made a huge impact through the school systems. Students now use technology to do their homework, and sometimes turn it in through an online website. It can also be seen a lot in hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry. In hospitals, doctors store patient records on files found in computers, and use high-tech machines controlled by the computer to work most of the machines used on patients during operation. In the pharmacies, you can send for

Technology is a part of everyday and studies show it could be changing our brain. Technology is gradually harming our brain. When our class did a experiment when we only used technology the test grades went down. All the distractions when using technology made it hard to study for the test and made it harder to remember the definitions. When we did no tech week it was a lot easier and more laid back. My test at the end of the no tech week was easier and it was easier to remember the definition.

Technology has evolved over the years, improving in fields such as medicine, computer programming, business, and the list goes on. It has opened up a number of jobs and work opportunities and helped make society more efficient. The human brain has also benefited a great deal, due to fast paced research and new ways to improve and present creativity skills, using different pieces of technology and search engines. There are some downsides to technology and the wide growth of it, while some problems are created through the misuse of it and how others take advantage of it. However, technology really has more of a positive impact than anything, because it has made society and people work more efficiently, opened up new work opportunities, helped our brains think more in depth and helped people become more creative, and has really made an impact in medicine.