Journal #4 : Economics, Technology, and the Future of Work

If we dont have as much agency as we think, then how should we think about and act on the future of work? 

Watch, paraphrase, and apply Daniel Susskinds TED talk on the future of work:

Briefly paraphrase the 3 myths that Susskind offers.

What elements make for a job to be replaced or complemented by technology?

What elements of human intelligence are difficult to automate?

What is the main challenge in our economic future to come, according to Susskind?

Identify one example of technology and offer an analysis or prediction of how it might change, compliment, or rearticulate some aspect of life or work in the near-future.  This should be tied to your signature assignment project.

The link is here:

Journal Entry #1: Meaning and Meiji Restoration Article

Read the Atlantic Article:  Coronavirus Called America’s Bluff.  How does the article incorporate a discussion of both technology and culture when addressing the COVID-19 global health crisis?

Do you agree with the article’s critique of how the US handled the crisis?  What change, if any, might occur as a result of this event?

This is the link to the article:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/03/coronavirus-showed-america-wasnt-task/608023/

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Peer Responses:

    Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references
    Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA per post from within the last 5 years
    Citations need to be within 5 (Five)  years
    Context: Nursing in the USA
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            Type II Diabetes Mellitus is a non-insulin dependent type of diabetes. This type of diabetes can occur at any age, however its risk of development increases with age, usually affecting those 40 years of age and older, the obese, and may involve some racial and genetic predispositions (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). In this condition there is insulin resistance related to insulins inability to act on target insulin-sensitive tissues like fat, muscle and the liver, causing a lack of glucose cellular use (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). In response, the liver produces more glucose, a process called gluconeogenesis, further adding to the hyperglycemia (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). This hyperglycemia then triggers more insulin production, a compensatory hyperinsulinemia response, for which pancreatic beta cells struggle to maintain; eventually leading to beta cell failure and a decline in insulin secretion (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). Fortunately, through lifestyle modifications, diet and exercise, insulin responsiveness can be improved, leading to a better control of blood glucose and diabetes.
            Additionally, other cellular level changes thought to play a role in diabetes have been observed. It is well known that obesity is highly related to the development of type II diabetes, and its effects on the body, explained below, might explain obesitys influence in the development of diabetes. In obesity, free fatty acids are extremely high, and this impairs glucose cellular uptake and decreases insulin secretion (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). Fat cells or adipocytes, plentiful in obesity, also release adipokines like leptin, which is increased in diabetes and may cause overeating, and the release of other systemic inflammatory chemicals, which can cause further damage to pancreatic islet cells, complicating ones diabetes (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). Additionally, the hormone amylin is also co-secreted with insulin by the beta cells, which can leave amyloid deposits outside beta cells, also further contributing to islet cell destruction (Dlugasch & Story, 2021). Lastly, as hyperglycemic control progresses and worsens, and when a diabetic experiences extreme hyperglycemia, further pathophysiologic changes occur, which could be potentially life-threatening.
            Reference
Dlugasch, L., & Story, L. (2021). Applied pathophysiology for the advanced practice nurse. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

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Peer Responses:

    Length: A minimum of 150 words per post, not including references
    Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA per post from within the last 5 years
    Citations need to be within 5 (Five)  years
    Context: Nursing in the USA
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Hypothyroidism also called under-reactive thyroid is the most common thyroid disease affecting about 4.6% of the USA population, 80% of which are women; indicating that the thyroid gland does not produce  enough thyroid hormones, which affect many of the body essential functions and processes such as metabolism, which results in a slow body processes (Felz, West, 2020).

To understand the pathophysiology of Hypothyroidism, it is important to know the process from which the thyroid hormones are produced. The hypothalamus secretes the thyroid releasing hormone to act on the pituitary gland, which in turns initiates the release of thyroid stimulating hormone, then the TSH acts on the thyroid gland to produce the thyroid hormones T3 and T4, both of which are regulated by a feedback mechanism under the control of TSH depending on if T3 and T4 increase or decrease (Felz, West, 2020). In addition, causative factors include Hashimotos thyroiditis (most common), Lithium, pregnancy, treatment for HYPERthyroidism, thyroid surgery, radiation therapy, age,  being a women, family history and other diseases such as Diabetes type 1 and autoimmune diseases (Felz, West, 2020). The signs and symptoms varies person to person, but most commonly, you feel cold, depressed, tired, lethargic, thin hair, weight gain, forgetfulness, frequent constipation, elevated liver enzymes, high LDLs, pain and swelling of the joint, heavy menstrual period, muscles weakness; and for infants and children include Jaundice, puffy eyes, constipation, frequent choking, delayed mental development and puberty, poor growth and is usually confirmed with TSH blood test ( ATA, 2017)

References:
American Thyroid Association. Hypothyroidism. p.1-4
Felz, M. W; West, V. (2020). The Clinical Advisor. Hypothyroidism: A case of fatigue, weight gain, and constipation. p.1-6