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STS | LESSON 1 Flashcards

1
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Latin word of Science

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Scientia

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2
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“Scientia” which means

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knowledge

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3
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It is a system of acquiring knowledge through scientific method.

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Science

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4
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It is a process used to solve problems or develop an understanding of nature that involves testing possible answers.

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Science

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5
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Series of steps to collect information or solve problems

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Scientific method

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Scientific Method

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  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
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Scientific Method

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  1. Observation
  2. Hypothesis
  3. Experimentation
  4. Data Analysis
  5. Conclusions
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8
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It is an organized body of knowledge about how the universe behaves or works.

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Science

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9
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It is a discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by principles and laws.

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Science

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principles and laws

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

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11
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Who stated that Modern science is a discovery as well as
an invention.

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John Heilbron

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12
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discovery of regularity in nature, enough for natural phenomena to be described by

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Principles and Laws (John Heilbrown)

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13
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Required invention to devise techniques, abstractions, apparatuses, and organizations.

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Modern Science

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14
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Greek word of technology

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Techne

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15
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Techne means

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means “art, skill, or cunning of hand”

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

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Technology

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17
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It refers to methods, systems, and devices which are the result of scientific knowledge being used for practical purposes.

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Technology

18
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It is a human attempt to change the world by creating products that make our life easier.

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Technology

19
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something that takes a human’s sense or ability and augments it and makes it more powerful.

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Technological tool

20
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Who defines technological tools

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Mark Zuckerberg

21
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Latin word of society

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Societas

22
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Societas means

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means “a friendly association with others”.

23
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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.

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Society

24
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A group of individuals which is characterized by common interest and may have distinctive culture and institutions.

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Society

25
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compares science and technology and its interaction in society

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Lewis Wolpert

26
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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.

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The Medawar Lecture 1998

27
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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.

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The medawar lecture 1998

28
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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”.

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Carl Sagan

29
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A relatively young field of study that combines previously independent and older disciplines such as…

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STS

30
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As an academic field, started during the interwar and cold war period

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STS - Kennedy School

31
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responsibly listed the ten emerging ethical dilemmas and policy issues in science and technology.

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

32
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a digital app store designed to read genomes

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Helix

33
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1st robot priest and monk

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Bless2 U and Pepper

34
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a software that assess your reactions to anything such as shopping and playing games

A

Emotion-Sensing Facial Recognition

35
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a way of holding data hostage through hacking and requiring ransom to be paid.

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Ransomeware

36
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a device that analyzes whether a driver was using his/her phone during an accident.

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Textalyzer

37
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a system of scoring citizens through their actions by placing them under constant surveillance

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Social credit system

38
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a hands-free camera that lets the user capture every moment effortlessly

A

Google clips

39
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a mysterious algorithm designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions

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Sentencing Software

40
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an app that stores the deceased’s digital footprint so one can still “chat” with them

A

Friendbot

41
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an app that notifies users of ongoing crimes or major events in a specific area

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Citizen app

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