Thursday, December 15, 2011
Doctor's and Technology
After hearing one of the presentations on Tuesday talk about society becoming more like cyborgs with the development of prosthetics, pacemakers, and other technology in humans, I came across an interesting article from the New York Times. It talks about the how the medical field invested in computers, tablets, and other devices to provide instant access to information and monitoring to provide better care for patients. Now, some say that the overwhelming amount of gadgets pose a threat of being a big distraction for doctor's and preventing them from paying proper attention to their patients. It's pretty interesting and relates to society becoming more and more reliant on technology. Here's the link if you'd like to read more about it.
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Isn't it interesting that whenever we see future tech in the films and we're all like "WOW! I wish doctors actually had that tech!" or whatever, and then it happens, and we immediately panic and talk about how humanity is becoming too "dependent on technology"? It's almost like we want our cake and to eat it too. I've noticed this trend with a lot of things in media, not just technology. And it leaves me not entirely surprised though.
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