by Daniel Mascarenhas, SJ | Nov 3, 2022 | Current Events, Economics, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 5 mins
“Mr. Mascarenhas, what is your dream car?” Jake, a high school student, asked me during my lesson about moral decisions. “In my dreams, I can fly and so I don’t need a car,” I answered, attempting a joke in the hopes of staying on topic during my Theology class....
by John Stein, SJ | Jan 18, 2022 | Current Events, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 4 mins
Smartphone notifications often make me feel like a marionette, like I’m attached to a thousand strings pulling at me all at once. Text messages, phone calls, emails, and social media alerts seem to be endless, leading some recent researchers to point out that these...
by Brian Engelhart, SJ | Dec 9, 2019 | In the News, Science & Technology ~ Approx. 3 mins
This article is the second article in a three-part series on 5G technology. Read the first one here, and stay tuned for the third piece. The first time I can remember hearing an inanimate object being labelled “smart” was on the release of the first iPhone, which...
by Matthew Dunch, SJ | May 2, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
It’s term paper time. For the next week, my life will be non-stop grading. I’ll spend hours searching, sometimes in vain, for thesis statements and for that rare and beautiful thing called argument. Okay — I’m being cynical. Some of the papers are actually a pleasure...
by Tim O'Brien, SJ | Jan 31, 2012 | Uncategorized ~ Approx. 1min
I am distressingly inept at discerning technological trends. “The DVD will never last,” I proclaimed confidently in the high school cafeteria. A few years later, I wondered aloud: “Blackberry? Who would want one?” I’ll even confess to encountering the iPad with more...
