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Facebook Complaints On Dating By Gender, Whitley Williams
Facebook Complaints On Dating By Gender, Whitley Williams
Undergraduate Honors Theses
With changes in technology, world events, and society in the last 20 years, dating has been both recreated and redefined. From the dating process itself to new technology, the way American youth see dating has changed from times past. By examining feedback on dating from both genders (collected via Facebook), it is possible to see how dating trends have changed and what is being complained about in each of those time periods. Although no exact causes within this study can be determined about how much technology and world events have influenced the changes in dating trends, the coincidences of both …
Elevating The Silicon Slopes, Joseph Evans
Elevating The Silicon Slopes, Joseph Evans
Undergraduate Honors Theses
From Utah’s humble beginnings in agriculture and mining, Utah has become an economic powerhouse in the United States, largely due to the rise of Silicon Slopes. Despite the successes of Silicon Slopes, there are still significant shortcomings related to diversity and inclusion in Silicon Slopes that must be remediated if it intends to achieve its economic aspirations and ensure its economic benefits flow to people of all types and backgrounds. This work outlines both the rise of Silicon Slopes as well as existing and potential private- and state-ordered solutions that may be implemented to overcome Silicon Slopes’ existing diversity and …
Antiquity Of Silver Scrolls Confirmed
Antiquity Of Silver Scrolls Confirmed
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
A recent New York Times article reported new developments in the research on two ancient silver scrolls discovered in Jerusalem’s Hinnom Valley in 1979 and subsequently dated to the late seventh century BC . They were engraved with words that appeared to be text from Numbers 6:24–26. How-ever, because of the aging of the metal, researchers were unable to read several of the inscriptions and thereby confirm the age of the scrolls.
Farms Unveils New Web Site
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
In December 2005 FARMS released a new version of its Web site. In response to feedback from people who have used the site over the last several years, the new FARMS site boasts additional content and enhanced features.
Elizabethan Technology: Thomas Watson’S Steam Bath For The Relief Of Gout, James Alsop
Elizabethan Technology: Thomas Watson’S Steam Bath For The Relief Of Gout, James Alsop
Quidditas
Thomas Watson (1513-84), Doctor of Divinity and deprived Marian bishop of Lincoln, developed an expertise in the treatment of gout. In his practice of experiential medicine in East Anglia, he used an innovative steam chest: the patient sat in a cut-open empty wine pipe, surrounded by heated bricks, and covered with a sheet. This device, with its method of enclosed steam heat, contrasts sharply with prevailing renaissance therapeutic philosophy.
Research At The Shrine Of The Book Continues
Research At The Shrine Of The Book Continues
Insights: The Newsletter of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
Irene Lewitt, assistant director of the Shrine of the Book in Jerusalem, visited Brigham Young University on June 20, 2007. Donald W. Parry, professor of Hebrew Bible studies, and Steven Booras from the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, hosted Ms. Lewitt during her visit. A portion of her tour included a demonstration of multispectral imaging. A luncheon sponsored by the Maxwell Institute was also held in her honor. The Shrine of the Book is a museum that houses many of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Great Isaiah Scroll and the Temple Scroll, and other significant archaeological findings. …
Improving Ideation Of User Actions Using A Novel Ideation Method, Thomas L. Ashworth
Improving Ideation Of User Actions Using A Novel Ideation Method, Thomas L. Ashworth
Theses and Dissertations
During early stages of the design process, ideation methods are used to generate a set of potential solutions based on a particular need. Solutions to design problems generally require both technology and user actions (or tactics) of some sort, although solution ideas may omit explicit mention of either technology or tactics. Previous research suggests that an explicit consideration of tactics in early-stage ideation enables design teams to improve the quantity, quality, variety, and novelty of their idea sets. In this paper, a novel ideation method known as the Random Prompts method is presented, and its performance is evaluated against a …
Telegraph, Lisa Winkler
Telegraph, Lisa Winkler
Children's Book and Media Review
In a world where technology changes quickly, it’s hard to overlook the history of how messages have been sent. Telegraph presents these methods of communication, from smoke signals to Morse code, to explain the history of telegraphs and telegrams.
Mutants, Sentinels, And Cerebro: Messages About Technology And Society In Science Fiction Films, Paige Marie Lee
Mutants, Sentinels, And Cerebro: Messages About Technology And Society In Science Fiction Films, Paige Marie Lee
Theses and Dissertations
Technology plays a significant role in society and in entertainment. People hold an ambivalent attitude about technology that is often illustrated in science fiction films. Much like myth telling stories to teach a lesson, science fiction films caution viewers of the effects of powerful technology usage in culture today. This thesis examines X-Men to show how relevant principles found in myth continue to be relevant to media consumption. Using media ecology to inform the reader about the technological environment (Mumford, 1944), this analysis of technology portrayed in X-Men shows the implications real world technology, such as radiation, weapons, and artificial …
Pencil: A Story With A Point, Krista Alletto
Pencil: A Story With A Point, Krista Alletto
Children's Book and Media Review
Jackson and Pencil are best buds. They draw, pretend, imagine, and play together until Jackson gets Tablet. Tablet can send messages, play movies, and draw in color. Replaced by the cool, new device, Pencil finds himself in the junk drawer along with all the other lost and forgotten office supplies. Despite his efforts, he cannot capture Jackson’s attention until he teams up with his newfound friends to create a fun activity for Jackson and Pencil to do together.
A New Age Of Film Music: Emotional Responses To Midi Mockups Versus Orchestral Recordings, Amberlee Woodhouse
A New Age Of Film Music: Emotional Responses To Midi Mockups Versus Orchestral Recordings, Amberlee Woodhouse
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Music software is becoming advanced enough to make it difficult for the average person to tell the difference between a MIDI mockup and a recording of an orchestra. This study compares the emotional responses subjects have to electronically created recordings to the emotional responses subjects have to orchestral recordings. Little research has been done on this subject. I hypothesized that the two recordings would communicate the same emotions, but the live recordings would create more emotional intensity. 65 subjects between the ages of 18 and 24 from various musical backgrounds were tested. They listened to both types of recordings of …
Self-Driving Cars: The New Way Forward, Jennifer Haltli
Self-Driving Cars: The New Way Forward, Jennifer Haltli
Children's Book and Media Review
Even though the auto industry optimistically predicted that self-driving technology would exist by the 1970s, it now seems that some of these features will be safe enough to be mass produced by the early 2020s. Some estimate that completely autonomous vehicles will be developed by 2030. To make this all a reality there are lots of challenges to face. In addition to a completely restructured road system and a shift in psychology for a very independent American public, the technology for self-driving automobiles must surpass the human brain in processing speed and decision-making ability. Furthermore, these vehicles must be affordable. …
An Investigation Of The Impact Gender-Specific Course Grouping Has On Female Middle-School Students' Concept Of And Interests Toward Technology And Engineering, Thomas Broderick Walsh
An Investigation Of The Impact Gender-Specific Course Grouping Has On Female Middle-School Students' Concept Of And Interests Toward Technology And Engineering, Thomas Broderick Walsh
Theses and Dissertations
Attempts to improve retention, interest, and enrollment of females in Technology & Engineering Education courses have included a variety of approaches including female-only classes. However, the implications of such courses have not been thoroughly investigated. Therefore, an investigation of female-only classes was undertaken; the findings revealed that the overall enrollment of females went up in the course and in subsequent classes, these students maintained their interests and attitudes towards Technology and Engineering, their perceptions of an engineer's gender changed from that of mostly male to mostly female, and their concepts of what an engineer does changed from mostly building or …
Blockchain: The Transformation Of Accounting, Ryan A. Quade
Blockchain: The Transformation Of Accounting, Ryan A. Quade
Marriott Student Review
With accounting failures leading to billions of dollars lost each year, how can we combat these losses? A new technology known as blockchain transaction is revolutionizing the auditing and taxation systems to become more secure and trustworthy for the businesses involved. Ryan Quade breaks down the steps of blockchain transactions and explains the transformation this is creating in the roles of auditors as well as the potential influence on tax systems. Many executives are adopting this change in their companies. If you are not on board yet, this article will inform you of the effect blockchain is having and motivate …
Love On The Telephone: Sexting And Intimacy In Committed Couple Relationships, Katharine G. Davidson
Love On The Telephone: Sexting And Intimacy In Committed Couple Relationships, Katharine G. Davidson
Intuition: The BYU Undergraduate Journal of Psychology
This literature review explores research on sexting—the sending of nude or partially nude photographs or sexual messages via technological mediums—within couple relationships. While sexting has often been touted as an unhealthy or deviant practice among adolescents and adults, recent attitudes and research suggest that sexting in committed couple relationships may be associated with some positive outcomes, such as higher sexual satisfaction. This paper focuses on the relationship contexts in which sexting is more likely to have positive or negative outcomes. Insecure attachment, lower emotional commitment, and negative motivations for sexting may lead to less intimacy in the relationship instead of …
Technology And Tactics As Dimensions Of Design: Explicit Representation Of User Actions In The Product Design Space, Tyler Stapleton
Technology And Tactics As Dimensions Of Design: Explicit Representation Of User Actions In The Product Design Space, Tyler Stapleton
Theses and Dissertations
The initial phases of the design process -- including interactions with stakeholders, ideation of concept candidates, and the selection of the best candidates --- have a large impact on the success of a project as a whole. Much of the value generated during these phases comes from the designers' exploration of the design space as they create concepts for the final solution. Unfortunately, an entire dimension of the design space is often ignored during the initial phases of the design process -- the tactics dimension. Engineers tend to emphasize the design of technology in their work, while paying less attention …
Strive To Survive: The Redbox Example, Jake N. Conlin
Strive To Survive: The Redbox Example, Jake N. Conlin
Marriott Student Review
As technology continues to progress, companies can either adapt with technology or die. Advancements in technology should be used to better satisfy consumers. Companies that refuse to update their technology will not be able to survive in the future. Each company must make the most of its current technology, utilize new technology, and notify its customers of changes in its use of technology. Redbox finds itself at the crossroads of adapting or dying. Redbox can apply these three steps by milking its existing disc rental market, making the move to streaming, and marketing the new streaming service to consumers.
The Futurist, Ryan Stenquist
The Futurist, Ryan Stenquist
Marriott Student Review
Ubiquitous self-driving cars, robot workers, and massive political shifts may seem far away and irrelevant to our day to day lifestyles. However, Mr. Schenker proves that these changes are fast-approaching and come as timely responses to the problems and opportunities of today.
Class In America: The Future Of Work In America, Emillee Bell
Class In America: The Future Of Work In America, Emillee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
What will careers look like in 2050? Harris winds her way through the past to unravel the economic trends of today to predict the future work infrastructure. The middle class, made possible by the industrial revolution and several wars in the past two centuries, erodes quickly in the face of the technological revolution, globalization, and rise of the gig economy. Generation after generation are increasingly prone to switch jobs and even careers throughout their lives. Retirement is becoming a thing of the past, as the life expectancy in the United States increases. Innovative solutions for future employment, benefits, and careers …
Twinmaker #1: Twinmaker, Braxton Church
Twinmaker #1: Twinmaker, Braxton Church
Children's Book and Media Review
Improvement is just a meme—until it makes Clair’s best friend Libby go insane. With Jesse, the school outcast, and Q, the mysterious voice that speaks to her, Clair sets out to discover the truth behind Improvement and d-mat, technology that allows anyone to teleport across the world. Soon Clair joins with a group opposed to d-mat, and they lead her to Anthony Wallace, the man in charge of the d-mat technology. But Wallace is also the one behind Improvement, using it and d-mat to rule the world. Clair stops Wallace at the cost of her own life, but Q, revealed …
The Adventures Of John Blake: Mystery Of The Ghost Ship, Deborah Le Starge
The Adventures Of John Blake: Mystery Of The Ghost Ship, Deborah Le Starge
Children's Book and Media Review
Serena is a teenager that is traveling the world by boat with her family when a sudden storm sends her overboard. She is rescued by John Blake and finds herself stuck on a time-traveling ghost ship with John and the rest of the crew. As Serena becomes more acquainted with the men on the boat, she learns the story behind how they came to be. She also learns about Carlos Dahlberg and the threat he and his technology pose to them and the rest of the world. With some help, John and the crew are able to thwart Dahlberg’s plans, …
Hello Ruby #2: Journey Inside The Computer, Ariel Woodbury
Hello Ruby #2: Journey Inside The Computer, Ariel Woodbury
Children's Book and Media Review
Ruby is bored and her dad isn't home. Ruby decides to try and use the computer on her own, but when she types in the password and tries to log in, nothing happens! Mouse tells her the Cursor is missing, and they dive through his mouse hole to search. They start in the first level of the computer that is filled with Bits. Then they meet Logic Gates. Next up is the CPU. He doesn't know where Cursor is, he just tells other people what to do. RAM can't remember what happened to Cursor. Mass Storage directs them to software. …
A History Of Civilization In 50 Disasters, Emilee Bell
A History Of Civilization In 50 Disasters, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
A History of Civilization in 50 Disasters throws together the fates of a variety of countries through the light of massive global disasters. The book explores the effects of volcanoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more, halfway around the world from where they occurred and months after the initial damage was done. Readers will dive a little deeper into the small yet impactful disasters that inevitably occur when human society clashes with nature, from famine to plague epidemics. 50 Disasters even includes zany episodes like a tank of molasses exploding in tenement neighborhoods in the dead heat of summer. From BC to …
A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell
A History Of Medicine In 50 Discoveries, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
Beware of whiplash as you track the evolution of medicine across the globe from the ice age to 2016. Remedies are lost and rediscovered during the rise and fall of empires; unsavory research begets groundbreaking health practices; knowledge is stolen, borrowed, given, distorted, and built upon through flurries of epidemics, religious mania, and superstition. The book shows a glimpse behind the Chamberlen Family shroud of secrecy that hid nothing less than the original forceps, passed down from generation to generation of highly successful birthing doctors in the 1600s. Readers will learn of an Italian study to the coast where a …
A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher
A World Of Her Own: 24 Amazing Women Explorers And Adventurers, Leah Christopher
Children's Book and Media Review
Join twenty-four women explorers and adventurers as they dive into the deep sea, summit Mt. Everest and other peaks, discover new plants and animals, cross the world in a yacht, explore the Amazon River, catch venomous snakes, save endangered species, and venture through forest canopies. These women are diverse, coming from various countries, ethnicities, family situations, age groups, time periods, and career fields. Although each woman’s path is different, they share a love for nature and discovery—and they all have to overcome others’ doubts about their abilities. These motivating accounts can transform readers’ thinking about the great potential women have …
A History Of Travel In 50 Vehicles, Emilee Bell
A History Of Travel In 50 Vehicles, Emilee Bell
Children's Book and Media Review
Explore the history of ingenuity at its most dynamic through A History of Travel in 50 Vehicles. Spanning hundreds of millennia, Grey tackles the ins and outs of transportation from cultural, economic, social, and environmental perspectives. The book discusses the ethics of human, animal, motor, and elemental powered vehicles. It also considers the ramifications of international communities and unchartered spatial territories in new developing technologies. From rickshaws to jet-packs, bicycles to segways, the ingenuity of mankind is celebrated in this book of fifty milestones in human transportation.
Cold Awakening: Frozen, Kenzie Pierce
Cold Awakening: Frozen, Kenzie Pierce
Children's Book and Media Review
After her body is crushed beyond repair in a freak car accident, it is a miracle when Lia Kahn opens her eyes and finds herself inside a new, perfect body. Lia’s wealthy father paid for her to undergo “The Download,” which involves taking a person’s brain and transferring its human memories into a mechanical body. This procedure is miraculous, but Lia wishes more than anything that her parents would have let her die. They won’t touch her, she can’t eat or sleep, and her boyfriend won’t even look at her. Though she was once the most popular girl in school, …
Unplugged, Taylor Harris
Unplugged, Taylor Harris
Children's Book and Media Review
Blip likes being plugged into her computer. But one day, there is a blackout and Blip trips over her wire and tumbles outside. There, she discovers a whole new world where she makes friends and does lots of fun things. When she returns home, Blip still likes being with her computer, but she also has a newfound joy of being unplugged.
Who Is Ac?, Natalie Hatch
Who Is Ac?, Natalie Hatch
Children's Book and Media Review
A young girl, Lin, accidentally ‘downloads’ magical powers through her cellphone. Lin has received the download in order to fight and defeat the bad that technology can loose on the world. She is a reluctant superhero, preferring to write books about daring heroines instead of being one herself. But she knows the role of a hero and knows what she has to do. Whether she wants to are not, she’s the only one who has the ability to save the world, so she suits up to defeat the would-be cyber bully, barely making it home in time for curfew.
Bluescreen, Abigail Packard
Bluescreen, Abigail Packard
Children's Book and Media Review
Marisa lives in Mirador in 2050, when everyone is connected through a djinni—a device that’s implanted directly into a person’s head. Mari and her friends, Sahara and Anja, are always connected. But when Anja comes across a drug called Bluescreen that connects directly into the djinni, Mari’s carefree world begins to unravel. After an accident that nearly kills Anja while she’s plugged in to Bluescreen, Mari begins investigating the drug. She learns that the drug implants into a djinni a code which can be used to take over the mind and body of the Bluescreen user. Mari becomes embroiled in …