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Sci & Tech (Social (issues of privacy e.g. anonymity on internet,…
Sci & Tech
Social
issues of privacy e.g. anonymity on internet, firms like FB having access to personal info, surveillance tech, spying
ethical issues in med like gene editing e.g. CRISPR event, animal testing
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addictions: gambling, social media, porn
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electric cars. common in Norway (Teslas) due to subsidies from gov. subsidies are from oil money e.g. free charging
Env
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SD: green tech e.g. electric cars, vertical farming
food security e.g. HYVs, farming tech. to help in harvesting (much more efficient than hands)
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Political
nuclear weapons e.g. N.Korea, Russia
national security (internal, external)
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Functions
platform for ppl e.g. social media (Arab Springs, #MeToo)
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Characteristics
ever evolving (new tech is ex., always a scientific breakthrough/discovery)
convenient, multi-purpose
irreversible (once you put smth on internet, X erase it can spread quickly. damage done to env.)
accessible (internet etc.) not very for certain new, ex. tech
Legal
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software like Lyrebird (voice cloning) & FakeApp (face swapping) could be misused for impersonation (could have serious repercussions like war) e.g. Jordan Peele uses AI to make Obama deliver PSA abt fake news
Econ
profits w/ R&D, invention of new pdts or machinery
23andMe: private genomics co. in California. allows indiv.s to know whether they are @ future risk of diseases. accused of selling customers' genetic data for profit (overlaps w/ tech & social)
changes economy. humans replaced by bots (AI). some skills obsolete. more tech involved jobs opening up.
Artistic
evolving. not confined to traditional pen & paper, oil. e.g. ArtScience Museum combines art & S&T
advances in film, games (entertainment) e.g. CG, animation, VR
extra notes
inequality exists. DCs have access to more funds & resources & knowledge than LDCs. able to advance more in this field
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Edu
online platforms for learning (courses, mobile apps like Remind)
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Cultural
aids w/ dev. which might erode cultural significance/history e.g. Three Gorges Dam, China