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Topic 3 - Technology and Society (information and communication technology…
Topic 3 - Technology and Society
information and communication technology
:forbidden: identity and data theft
:forbidden: security
:check: more efficiently than humans in specific cases (e.g. calculation)
:red_flag:
changed and changes the world
:check: fast source of information
:forbidden: danger of misuse (illegal activities)
:forbidden: access to non-appropriate content for children (e.g. violence)
:check: consumers and firms profit from online banking and e-commerce
:red_flag:
education necessary to teach inexperienced users how to use the internet wisely
social networking at the workplace?
:forbidden: spending too much time for private purposes -> lower working efficiency
:check: better working climate
:check: social networking can be used for the job as well
:red_flag: Allow internet access, but draw up rules
:forbidden: collected private data intrudes privacy
surveillance (technology)
intrusion into individual privacy (private data collected)
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cameras
facial recognition
satellite observation
prevent and solve criminal actions (e.g. terrorist attacks) :check:
biotechnology (genetics)
therapeutic cloning
creation of genetically identical cells (or groups of cells) with a
therapeutic
and
medical purpose
e.g. creating nerve tissue or an organ for transplantation
reproductive cloning
GM food
e.g. plants with more yield, plants resistant to droughts or cows producing more milk
unknown potential impacts on both earth and health since it is a new field of science :!?:
:forbidden: fears of negative impact on health (also due to increased health awareness)
:forbidden:
cross-pollination
:
threat to natural ecosystem and biodiversity
creation of "superweeds" with herbicide-resistance
:forbidden:
maybe
no solution for world hunger: GM plants are patented and therefore costly (not available for poor countries with starving people) & poor countries would be depended on the companies
:forbidden: religious approach: belief that man must not tamper with nature, we should not play god, Goethe's Faust "The little God of the world"
:forbidden: can cause allergic reactions
:check:
maybe
solution for world hunger
:check: possibility to create food with healthy additives (e.g. vitamin B12)
:red_flag: new field of science: many potential developments (e.g. edible plant vaccines)
:check: environmentally benign due to a lowered use of chemicals such as pesticides
creation of genetically identical cells (or groups of cells) with the
purpose
to
reproduce living beings
stem cell research
e.g. stem cells from the umbilical cord
ethical questions
designing a baby :!?:
cloning a child :!?:
genetic tests :!?:
GM food :!?:
frozen embryo :!?:
prenatal diagnostic / screening and abortion :!?:
medicine
:check: improving health care and medicine
:check: declining infant mortality rate
:check: rising number of successful organ transplants
:red_flag: new field of science: many potential developments (e.g. treating of currently incurable diseases, organ production, artifical body parts etc.)
:check: rising life expectancy (collaboration with genetics)
:red_flag:
steadily developing field of research
robotics and gadgets
difficulties drawing the line between human and machine :!?:
nanorobotics
military
dangerous jobs
medicine
:check: microsurgery
:check: surgery at a distance
exploration
manufacturing
:check: relief of heavy, repetitive, dangerous and demanding work
education
:check: assist learners: e-boards and interactive whiteboards
in the home
:check: smart home: save time, money and make life easier
social networking
:check: social networking sites facilitate global communication
:forbidden: identity theft
:forbidden: cyber bullying
:forbidden: validity and truthfulness of posts cannot be guaranteed
:forbidden: sites abused for propaganda
:check: real-time news and information
:check: opportunities for business owners
:forbidden: social peer pressure
:forbidden: online interaction as a substitution for offline interaction
:forbidden: can be a distraction (e.g. sleep disruption)