STS | LESSON 1

Question 1

Latin word of Science

Answer 1

Scientia

Question 2

“Scientia” which means

Answer 2

knowledge

Question 3

It is a system of acquiring knowledge through scientific method.

Answer 3

Science

Question 4

It is a process used to solve problems or develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers.

Answer 4

Science

Question 5

Series of steps to collect information or solve problems

Answer 5

Scientific method

Question 6

Scientific Method

Answer 6

1. Asked a question
2. Do a background research
3. Construct a hypothesis
4. Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment
5. Analyze your data and draw a conclusion
6. Report your results

Question 7

Scientific Method

Answer 7

1. Observation
2. Hypothesis
3. Experimentation
4. Data Analysis
5. Conclusions

Question 8

It is an organized body of knowledge about how the universe behaves or works.

Answer 8

Science

Question 9

It is a discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by principles and laws.

Answer 9

Science

Question 10

principles and laws

Answer 10

Law of Inertia, Law of Conservation of mass, Theory of evolution

Question 11

Who stated that Modern science is a discovery as well as
an invention.

Answer 11

John Heilbron

Question 12

discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by

Answer 12

Principles and Laws (John Heilbrown)

Question 13

Required invention to devise techniques, abstractions, apparatuses, and organizations.

Answer 13

Modern Science

Question 14

Greek word of technology

Answer 14

Techne

Question 15

Techne means

Answer 15

means “art, skill, or cunning of hand”

Question 16

It is the application of scientific knowledge, laws, principles to produce services, materials, tools and machines aimed at solving real-word problems.

Answer 16

Technology

Question 17

It refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.

Answer 17

Technology

Question 18

It is a human attempt to change the world by creating products that make our life easier.

Answer 18

Technology

Question 19

something that takes a human’s sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful.

Answer 19

Technological tool

Question 20

Who defines technological tools

Answer 20

Mark Zuckerberg

Question 21

Latin word of society

Answer 21

Societas

Question 22

Societas means

Answer 22

means “a friendly association with others”.

Question 23

A large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decision about how to do things and sharing the work that needs to be done.

Answer 23

Society

Question 24

A group of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have distinctive culture and institutions.

Answer 24

Society

Question 25

compares science and technology and its interaction in society

Answer 25

Lewis Wolpert

Question 26

Reliable scientific knowledge has no moral or ethical value which meant to explain how nature and the universe work and that the obligations of scientists is to explain the possible uses and applications of scientific knowledge.

Answer 26

The Medawar Lecture 1998

Question 27

Science is not the same as technology. The nature of science that it is not possible to predict scientific discoveries and how these discoveries may be applied.

Answer 27

The medawar lecture 1998

Question 28

popular American scientist quoted in Tom Head’s Book, (2006) said. “We live in a society absolutely dependent on science and technology and yet have cleverly arranged things to that almost no one understands science and technology. That’s a clear prescription of disaster”.

Answer 28

Carl Sagan

Question 29

A relatively young field of study that combines previously independent and older disciplines such as...

Answer 29

STS

Question 30

As an academic field, started during the interwar and cold war period

Answer 30

STS - Kennedy School

Question 31

responsibly listed the ten emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology.

Answer 31

John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values of the University of Notre Dame

Question 32

a digital app store designed to read genomes

Answer 32

Helix

Question 33

1st robot priest and monk

Answer 33

Bless2 U and Pepper

Question 34

a software that assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and playing games

Answer 34

Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition

Question 35

a way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid.

Answer 35

Ransomeware

Question 36

a device that analyzes whether a driver was using his/her phone during an accident.

Answer 36

Textalyzer

Question 37

a system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant surveillance

Answer 37

Social credit system

Question 38

a hands-free camera that lets the user capture every moment effortlessly

Answer 38

Google clips

Question 39

a mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions

Answer 39

Sentencing Software

Question 40

an app that stores the deceased’s digital footprint so one can still “chat” with them

Answer 40

Friendbot

Question 41

an app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in a specific area

Answer 41

Citizen app