STS REVAMP

• Cosmology is the study of the universe from its origin to the present, including the structure and changes in the present universe
• Greeks


  • Among the first to study the universe systematically, noticing regular patterns in the stars' movements
  • Believed the universe followed natural laws that humans could understand, leading to the development of science
  • Eventually called planets "sky wanderers"
• Isaac Newton's Reflecting Telescope, Radio Telescope, Sputnik I, Voyager I, Hubble Space Telescope (HST), James Webb Telescope

  
• Instrumental Definition


  Is a means to an end
• Anthropological Definition


  Is a human activity
• Technology is a contrivance - an instrument
• Aletheia


  Means unhiddenness or disclosure
• Poeisis


  An act of bringing something out of concealment
• Techne


  Means skill, art or craft. It is a means of bringing forth something
• • Modern technology may also be a mode of revealing
  • Modern technology challenges nature and demands of it resources that are, most of the time, forcibly extracted for human consumption and storage
• Material Cause


  The matter out of which something is made
• Formal Cause


  The shape into which the material enters
• Final Cause


  The purpose of the thing
• Efficient Cause


  The antecedent condition that brought the thing about or agent or thing that brings something about
• Example: Humans - Causa materialis: DNA, Causa formulis: human form/shape, Causa finalis: existence, Causa efficiens: Parents
• Cantril Ladder Question


  A main life evaluation question asked in the Gallup World Poll, used by Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) in accomplishing the World Happiness Report for the last 5 years, used in surveying global satisfaction
• World Happiness Report is a landmark survey of the state of global happiness, ranks 155 countries by their happiness
• Finland is the world's happiest country, Afghanistan remains the world's lowest-ranked country for happiness, Lebanon, Lesotho, Sierra Leone and Congo also ranked at the bottom
• According to Donald Thompson, a professor of Food Science, the pursuit of happiness is commonly cited as a private good
• Private Good


  A kind of good with opportunity cost, rivalry and is excludable
• Rival Good


  Consumption of one unit by one person does decrease available units for consumption by another person
• Excludable Good


  A person can be prevented from benefitting from a good who has not paid for it
• Public Good


  A good or service that can be consumed simultaneously by everyone and from which no one can be excluded, it is non-rival and non-excludable
• Aristotle is an ancient Greek philosopher known for his natural philosophy, logic and political theory
• Aristotle: 'All human activities aim at some good'
• Eudaimonia


  Refers to the good life marked by happiness and excellence, a flourishing life filled with meaningful endeavors that empower the human person to be the best version of himself/herself
• Ameca is the world's most advanced, most realistic humanoid robot, representing the cutting-edge technology of humanoid robotics, it multiplies the power of Artificial Intelligence with an artificial body
• Salience


  The degree of prominence, importance, or relevance assigned to specific content, topics, or interactions within a user's social media experience
• Tolerance


  The growing capacity of one's consumption of something to reap the same outcome
• Euphoria


  An overwhelming feeling of satisfaction, happiness, joy, and well-being
• Conflict


  Disagreements, disputes, or tensions that arise between individuals or groups due to differing opinions, beliefs, values, or interests expressed on social media platforms
• Relapse


  The act of returning to previous patterns of excessive or problematic use of social media platforms after a period of withdrawal
• Withdrawal


  When a person stops using a chemical substance or stops an addictive behavior
• Utopia


  An ideal place or state, any visionary system of political or social perfection
• Dystopia


  A society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease and overcrowding
• The first important thing to understand about a utopian society is that it is an ideal society. Another important detail about utopian societies is that one has never existed. In fact, the term utopia was created by Sir Thomas More from the Greek language and it actually means 'no place'
• Applications of Artificial Intelligence In Use Today

  • Siri
  • Alexa
  • Tesla
  • Cogito
  • Boxever
  • Amazon.com
  • Netflix
  • Pandora
  • Nest
  • ElevenLabs