global-health-externalities
Health risks and environmental damage from technology production and disposal disproportionately affect distant communities in mining and waste processing regions.
1 chapter across 1 book
Is Technology Making Us Sick? (2020)Ian Douglas
The chapter 'Living with Technology' examines the multifaceted health impacts of modern technology, highlighting how constant connectivity and workplace monitoring contribute to stress and blurred work-life boundaries. It explores biological effects such as blue light disrupting sleep and the sedentary lifestyles fostered by technology use, alongside global health externalities including hazardous mining and electronic waste recycling conditions. Additionally, it addresses social and psychological consequences like online bullying and data bias in technology design, illustrating technology's complex role in shaping physical, mental, and environmental health.