STS

• Science comes from a latin word "scientia" meaning knowledge
• Science - refers to a systematic and methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about the universe through observation, experimentation, or both
• Technology - refers to the application of scientific knowledge
• Technology comes from the Greek word "techne" meaning art skill or cunning of hand
• Society - aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community
• STS - a relatively young field that combines previously independent and older disciplines
• From the interwar and start of cold period - historians and scientist found interest in interconnection of scientific knowledge, technological system, and society
• The rise of STS - resulted from the recognition that many schools today do not really prepare students to the challenges posed by science and technology
• STS methods are drawn from history, philosophy, and sociology
• STS seeks to bridge the gap between two traditionally exclusive culture: humanities and natural sciences
• Helix - designed to read genomes
• BlessU2 and Pepper - first robot priest and monk
• Emotion - Sensing facial recognition, software being developed to assess your reactions to anything
• Ransomware - A way of holding data hostage through hacking
• Textalyzer - analyzes whether a driver is using his or her phone while driving
• Social Credit System - scoring citizens base on their actions under surveillance
• Google Clips - hands free camera
• Sentencing Software - designed to aid courts in sentencing decisions
• Friendbot - stores deceased's digital footprint
• Citizen App - notifies users of ingoing crimes or major events
• STS is a continuous progress
• Ancient Times - people were concerned with transportation and navigation, communication, and record keeping
• Transportation - significant during ancient times
• Communication - they needed a way to communicate with natives of the areas they visited
• Ancient Wheel - the sumerians created this invention, it was made for farm work and food processes
• Papyrus - used to make sails,cloth, mats, cords, and paper
• Papyrus Plant - cyperus papyrus
• Shadoof - used by Egyptians who lived along Nile River, a hand operated device to lift water
• Antikythera Mechanism - oldest known antecedents of modern clockwork, invented by Greek scientists
• Aeolipile - known as the Hero's Engine, the precursor of the steam engine, steam powered turbine, hero of Alexandria.
• Vitruvius - describe aeolipile as a scientific invention which mighty and wonderful laws of the heavens and the nature winds
• Middle Ages - between the collapse of the Roman Empire and the colonial expansion. Includes increase of new invention, introduction of innovations in traditional production, and emergence of scientific thinking and method
• Heavy Plough - most important innovation during Middle Ages because it became possible to harness clay soil
• Gunpowder - Developed by chinese alchemists who aimed to create elixir of life. used to propel bullets from guns and cannons
• Paper Money - Traders and Merchants realized the huge advantage of it because it was easier to transport compare to previous form of currencies
• Mechanical Clock - paved the way for accurately keeping track of time
• Spinning Wheel - machine used for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually woven into cloth on a loom
• Modern Ages - realized the utmost importance of increasing the efficiency of transportation, communication, and production
• Compound Microscope - invented by Zacharias Janssen in 1590 ehoch is capable of magnifying objects 3x their size up to 10x
• Jacquard Loom - built by Joseph Marie Jacquard, it simplifies textile manufacturing