Reflecting on the Harvard Tech Review’s Summer 2021 Fellowship
In this century, transformations to society are always accompanied by transformations in technology, and vice versa. The past 17 months (and counting) have inflicted an immense transformation on our reality, while technology -- and our relationship with technology -- has
Blockchain: Society & Culture
Blockchain technology has propelled humanity into the midst of an exciting new industrial revolution. While this immutable data recording network traditionally evokes financial connotations, blockchain has evolved to encompass a variety of radically different disciplines, including music, art, health care,
Blockchain Behind Bars: The Case for Cryptocurrency in Criminal Justice
Cover Image Source: Flickr “I’ve been locked up since 2003,” writes Joe Garcia, an incarcerated journalist at San Quentin State Prison. “Back then Apple had barely launched iTunes, and I was still in awe of the so-called high-speed connection I’d paid
Blockchain: Security & Privacy
Despite being well known as the software that underlies cryptocurrencies, blockchains have far-reaching applications within our society. These immutable, decentralized public databases have been incorporated in the health care, legal, and financial systems. Because they have become so ingrained in
The Green Blockchain – NFTs and the Future of Sustainability
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL7eyDu7xb8 Hello everyone! Enjoy this video created during the 2021 Harvard Tech Review Fellowship of how new technology can be used to add social value and to fight against climate change. You will be given an introduction into the problem of the so-called
Blockchain & Healthcare: How CyberSecurity Saves Lives
After months of enduring quarantine and maintaining social distancing practices, many have decided that the 2020s will forever be known as a decade defined by disease. However, although the coronavirus has reshaped our interactions and made fashion industries out of
Owning the Metaverse: Blockchain Democracy in a Virtual World
The internet is democratizing. Less than a few decades ago, people relied on libraries for research, printing houses for news, and public forums for communication. Now, we have the autonomy of a simple Google search or Zoom call. The
The Blockchain and How It Can Revolutionize the Healthcare Industry
Introduction Curiosity and convenience, I believe, have and continue to accelerate the development of technology in modern society. As technology improves, so too do various aspects of life; allowing separated loved ones to communicate from across the globe, shortening the
The Next Stage In History Evolution: The Blockchain
What if? Destroyed, Emigrated, Stranded, Forced, Starved were the only few words your life revolved around for 24 months. You were subjected to mass executions. Death marches in the middle of a desert were the normal. You were forced
Blockchain and Music: The New Records of the Modern Music Industry
The overlap between tech innovation and music over the past few decades promised a revolutionized music industry with space for all types of artists to prosper and find creative and monetary empowerment. Indeed there is no denying that this