Science, Technology, and Society - An intellectual activity:
It encompasses a systematic and
I. General Concepts practical study *involves
meaningful functioning of mind
SCIENCE - A body of knowledge:
- comes from the Latin word “Scientia”– It is a subject or discipline, a
meaning “knowledge or “knowing” process of learning to develop a
- The effort to discover and increase better understanding of the world
human understanding of how the physical around us
world works.
- A systematic and methodical activity of Science enables the development of
building knowledge about how the new technologies to benefit mankind.
universe behaves. Fields of Development
- Any system of knowledge that is Health
concerned with the physical world and its Trasportation
phenomena and that entails unbiased Communication
observations and systematic Careers in the Science Field
experimentation. Scientists
- “The knowledge gained from using Nurses
observations and experiments to describe Doctors
and explain the world around us” Engineers
John Heilbron Human beings have embarked in
– a famous American science scientific activities in order to know
historian and understand everything around
– Modern science is a discovery as them.
well as Invention
– Considered science as a discovery TECHNOLOGY
of regularity in nature enough for – It comes from Greek root word “techne”
natural phenomena to be described which means art, skill or cunning of hand
by principles and laws. – Is the product of transferring scientific
- a knowledge that relates to the world knowledge into practical use.
around us. – It is the application of Scientific
Related Phenomena knowledge, laws and principles to produce
Reproduction service , materials, tools and machines
Parrot is able to fly – Different forms of technology are the
Ice Melting result of people trying to find more
Chameleon changes its skin color efficient ways to do things and testing new
- is an idea: ideas.
It includes theories, scientific – constantly improving and generally aims
explanations and observation to make processes easier for people.
about the physical world. Technological tool
– It is something that takes a human’s
sense or ability and augments it and make
it more powerful.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - A group of individuals involved in
– Science is a body of knowledge about the persistent social interaction; or a large
natural world based on facts learned social group sharing the same geographical
through experiments and observation. or social territory, typically subject to the
– Technology is a science or knowledge same political authority and dominant
put into practical use to solve problems or culture expectations
invent useful tools.
– Science is the pursuit of knowledge How Science and Technology affect Society
about the natural world and through
Science, we develop new technologies.
– Technology is the application of
scientifically gained knowledge for
practical purpose and scientists use
technology in all their experiments
The Role of Science and Technology
- Alter that way people live, connect,
communicate and transact, with profound Science, Technology and Society as
effects on economic development
- Key drivers to development, because
an Academic Discipline
technological and scientific revolution - Is a relatively young field that combines
underpin economic advances, previously independent and older
improvements in health systems, disciplines, such as history of science,
education and infrastructure philosophy of science and sociology of
- The technological revolutions of the 21st Science.
century are emerging from entirely new - The rise of STS as an academic
sectors, based on micro-processors, tele- field resulted from the recognition
communications, bio-technology and that many schools today do not
Nano-technology. Products are really prepare students to respond
transforming business practices across the critically, reflectively and
economy, as well as the lives of all who proactively to the challenged pose
have access to their effect. The most by science and technology in the
remarkable breakthroughs will come from contemporary world.
the interaction of insights and applicable - the study of how society, politics, and
arising when these technologies converge culture affect scientific research and
- Have the power to better the lives of technological innovations, and hoe these,
people in developing countries in turn, affect society, politics and culture.
- a relatively recent discipline, originating
in the 60s and 70s
SOCIETY - was the result of a “sociological turn” in
- The sum total of our interactions as
science studies
human, including the interactions that we
engage I to figure things out and to make
things
- makes the assumption that science and
technology are essentially intertwined and
that they are each profoundly social and
profoundly political
- Applies method drawn from history,
philosophy, and sociology to study the
nature of science and technology and
ultimately judge their value and place in
society.
