INTRODUCTION TO STS Flashcards
The first wheels, also called potter wheels, and where not used for transportation were known as:
tourettes / slow wheels
The first compasess were made of what material?
Lodestone
Considered the greatest invention since the discovery of fire
Lightbulb
Made of bronze or wrought iron and were crafted by blacksmiths and nailors. Used to hold pieces of woods together
Nails
a voltaic pile consisting of a series of zinc and copper discs separated by conducting cards
battery
Scientia means?
knowledge
Systematic and methodological activity of building and org knowledge about how the universe behaves through observation, experimentation or both
Science
Who famously said “Modern science is a discovery as well as invention.”
John Heilbron
Science is the system of knowledge of the natural; world gained by ____
scientific method
Previously called as the “Philosophy of the natural world; philosophers of nature”
Science
Practical application of what we now about nature using scientific principles for the betterment of the human situation
Technology
The greek word tekhne means?
art of craft
The greek word logia means?
subject or interest
he described technological tools as “something that takes human sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful.”
Mark Zuckerberg
Who said “reliable scientific knowledge has no ethics and values”
Lewis Wolpert
True or false: Science and technology have served a predominantly single-edged function.
False - S and T has a double-edged function
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.”
Carl Sagan
According to Kennedy School in 2018, when did Science and Technology started to become an academic field?
During the interwar and cold war
designed to help you read your genome
Helix
first robot priest and monk
BlessU-2 and Pepper
optimizes retail experiences by assessing your reactions
Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition
holding data hostage until you pay up
Ransomware
analyzes if driver was using phone during accident
Textalyzer
constant surveillance of citizens (China)
Social Credit System
this little camera will watch you all day and capture your most picturesque moments
Google Clips
aids courts in sentencing decisions
Sentencing Software
stores deceased’s digital footprint so one can still chat with them
Friendbot
notifies users of ongoing crimes/events
Citizen app
self driving cars to reduce accidents and reshape cities
Autonomous Vehicles
predicting diseases before they occur
AI in Healthcare
analyze data from telescopes to study planets outside the solar system
AI in Space Exploration
personalized education for every student
AI in education
help write essays and more
ChatGPT
prevent crime before it happens
Predictive Policing
analyze crop data, automate irrigation
AI in Agriculture
perform any differential task that any human being can
Artificial General Intelligence
Implementation of STS as a course/subject in the Philippines was declared through what memorandum?
CHED memo Order no. 20
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
interdisciplinary
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
True
Gets involved in current issues; covers a broad social spectrum, not just academic
Activist STS
Primates who think a lot
Homosapiens
Homo means?
human
Sapiens means?
Wise or astute
Primates who make things
Contemplative Homofarber
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
Homofarber
Products fabricated by humans to meet specific needs. Tools, machines, implements.
Artifacts or Hardware
A system of tacit and explicit knowledge,
techniques, and materials utilized in using, making, or repairing a certain kind of artifact.
Knowledge and Methods
Examples are “American technological know-how.” R&D, invention, patronage, mass production and mass consumption.
Total Societal Enterprise
is the part of the environment which is made or modified by humans.
Technosphere
Another term for technosphere
anthroposphere
also includes roads, railways, airports, mines and quarries, oil and gas fields, cities, engineered rivers and reservoirs.
Technosphere
“Science and technology can solve all the world’s problems, and historically it has been shown to make the world better and better.”
Zoltan Istvan
