INTRODUCTION TO STS

Question 1

The first wheels, also called potter wheels, and where not used for transportation were known as:

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tourettes / slow wheels

Question 2

The first compasess were made of what material?

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Lodestone

Question 3

Considered the greatest invention since the discovery of fire

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Lightbulb

Question 4

Made of bronze or wrought iron and were crafted by blacksmiths and nailors. Used to hold pieces of woods together

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Nails

Question 5

a voltaic pile consisting of a series of zinc and copper discs separated by conducting cards

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battery

Question 6

Scientia means?

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knowledge

Question 7

Systematic and methodological activity of building and org knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation or both

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Science

Question 8

Who famously said “Modern science is a discovery as well as invention.”

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John Heilbron

Question 9

Science is the system of knowledge of the natural; world gained by ____

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scientific method

Question 10

Previously called as the “Philosophy of the natural world; philosophers of nature”

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Science

Question 11

Practical application of what we now about nature using scientific principles for the betterment of the human situation

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Technology

Question 12

The greek word tekhne means?

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art of craft

Question 13

The greek word logia means?

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subject or interest

Question 14

he described technological tools as “something that takes human sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful.”

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Mark Zuckerberg

Question 15

Who said “reliable scientific knowledge has no ethics and values”

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Lewis Wolpert

Question 16

True or false: Science and technology have served a predominantly single-edged function.

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False - S and T has a double-edged function

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He famously said “We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have clearly arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription for disaster.”

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Carl Sagan

Question 18

According to Kennedy School in 2018, when did Science and Technology started to become an academic field?

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During the interwar and cold war

Question 19

designed to help you read your genome

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Helix

Question 20

first robot priest and monk

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BlessU-2 and Pepper

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optimizes retail experiences by assessing your reactions

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Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition

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holding data hostage until you pay up

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Ransomware

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analyzes if driver was using phone during accident

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Textalyzer

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constant surveillance of citizens (China)

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Social Credit System

Question 25

this little camera will watch you all day and capture your most picturesque moments

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Google Clips

Question 26

aids courts in sentencing decisions

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Sentencing Software

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stores deceased’s digital footprint so one can still chat with them

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Friendbot

Question 28

notifies users of ongoing crimes/events

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Citizen app

Question 29

self driving cars to reduce accidents and reshape cities

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Autonomous Vehicles

Question 30

predicting diseases before they occur

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AI in Healthcare

Question 31

analyze data from telescopes to study planets outside the solar system

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AI in Space Exploration

Question 32

personalized education for every student

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AI in education

Question 33

help write essays and more

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ChatGPT

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prevent crime before it happens

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Predictive Policing

Question 35

analyze crop data, automate irrigation

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AI in Agriculture

Question 36

perform any differential task that any human being can

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Artificial General Intelligence

Question 37

Implementation of STS as a course/subject in the Philippines was declared through what memorandum?

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CHED memo Order no. 20

Question 38

STS is an ___ course that engages the students to confront tech realities brought about by the science and technology in society with all its socio-political, cultural, economic, and philosophical underpinning at play

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interdisciplinary

Question 39

True or False: STS prepare students to understand both the technical and social dimension of sci and tech, helps them become more thoughtful and better-informed citizens of our high -tech society and develops their critical interdisciplinary thinking, research and communication skills

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True

Question 40

Gets involved in current issues; covers a broad social spectrum, not just academic

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Activist STS

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Primates who think a lot

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Homosapiens

Question 42

Homo means?

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human

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Sapiens means?

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Wise or astute

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Primates who make things

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Contemplative Homofarber

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Stands for the idea that creativity is an inherent human trait that leads us to make tools, and that we use these to control our environment

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Homofarber

Question 46

Products fabricated by humans to meet specific needs. Tools, machines, implements.

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Artifacts or Hardware

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A system of tacit and explicit knowledge, techniques, and materials utilized in using, making, or repairing a certain kind of artifact.

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Knowledge and Methods

Question 48

Examples are "American technological know-how.” R&D, invention, patronage, mass production and mass consumption.

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Total Societal Enterprise

Question 49

is the part of the environment which is made or modified by humans.

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Technosphere

Question 50

Another term for technosphere

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anthroposphere

Question 51

also includes roads, railways, airports, mines and quarries, oil and gas fields, cities, engineered rivers and reservoirs.

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Technosphere

Question 52

"Science and technology can solve all the world's problems, and historically it has been shown to make the world better and better."

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Zoltan Istvan