STS | LESSON 1 Flashcards
Latin word of Science
Scientia
“Scientia” which means
knowledge
It is a system of acquiring knowledge through scientific method.
Science
It is a process used to solve problems or develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers.
Science
Series of steps to collect information or solve problems
Scientific method
Scientific Method
- Asked a question
- Do a background research
- Construct a hypothesis
- Test your hypothesis by doing an experiment
- Analyze your data and draw a conclusion
- Report your results
Scientific Method
- Observation
- Hypothesis
- Experimentation
- Data Analysis
- Conclusions
It is an organized body of knowledge about how the universe behaves or works.
Science
It is a discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by principles and laws.
Science
principles and laws
Law of Inertia, Law of Conservation of mass, Theory of evolution
Who stated that Modern science is a discovery as well as
an invention.
John Heilbron
discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by
Principles and Laws (John Heilbrown)
Required invention to devise techniques, abstractions, apparatuses, and organizations.
Modern Science
Greek word of technology
Techne
Techne means
means “art, skill, or cunning of hand”
It is the application of scientific knowledge, laws, principles to produce services, materials, tools and machines aimed at solving real-word problems.
Technology
It refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.
Technology
It is a human attempt to change the world by creating products that make our life easier.
Technology
something that takes a human’s sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful.
Technological tool
Who defines technological tools
Mark Zuckerberg
Latin word of society
Societas
Societas means
means “a friendly association with others”.
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.
Society
A group of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have distinctive culture and institutions.
Society
compares science and technology and its interaction in society
Lewis Wolpert
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.
The Medawar Lecture 1998
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.
The medawar lecture 1998
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”.
Carl Sagan
A relatively young field of study that combines previously independent and older disciplines such as…
STS
As an academic field, started during the interwar and cold war period
STS - Kennedy School
responsibly listed the ten emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology.
John J. Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values of the University of Notre Dame
a digital app store designed to read genomes
Helix
1st robot priest and monk
Bless2 U and Pepper
a software that assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and playing games
Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition
a way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid.
Ransomeware
a device that analyzes whether a driver was using his/her phone during an accident.
Textalyzer
a system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant surveillance
Social credit system
a hands-free camera that lets the user capture every moment effortlessly
Google clips
a mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions
Sentencing Software
an app that stores the deceased’s digital footprint so one can still “chat” with them
Friendbot
an app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in a specific area
Citizen app
