STS 2nd sem

• CHED Memorandum Order No. 20
• Science, technology and society


  An interdisciplinary course that engages the students to confront the realities brought about by science, technology and society, with all its socio-political, cultural, economic and philosophical underpinnings at play
• Science

  Comes from the Latin word "SCIENTIA" meaning knowledge
• Science


  Refers to the methodical activity of building and organizing knowledge about the universe behaves through observation, experimentation or both
• Science


  May be defined as the system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the Scientific Method
• Science

  Stemmed from the ancient Greeks to know about nature
• First scientists

  Were called "Philosophers of Nature"
• Philosophers of Nature


  They sought to discover the truth behind material things and natural
• TECHNOLOGY

  •  It comes from the Greek root word "TECHNE"
  •  Meaning art, skill or cunning of hand.
  • LOGIA meaning SUBJECT or INTEREST.
  • Taken together, the term has come to mean "Practical applications of what we know about nature" using scientific principles for the betterment of human situation.
• SOCIETY

  • The sum total of our interactions as humans, including the interactions that we engage in to figure things out and to make things
  •  A group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations.
• WHAT DOES SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY MEAN?

  Science, technology and society (STS) is the study of how society, politics, and culture affect scientific research and technological innovation, and how these, in turn, affect society, politics and culture.

  Science, Technology and Society
• EMERGING ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND POLICY ISSUES IN STS

  • HELIX

  • SOCIAL CREDIT SYSTEM

  • BLESSU-2 AND PEPPER

  • GOOGLE CLIPS

  • EMOTION SENSING FACIAL

  RECOGNITION

  • RANSOMWARE

  • SENTENCING SOFTWARE

  • FRIENDBOT

  • CITIZEN APP

  • TEXTALYZER
• ANCIENT PERIOD


  • TRANSPORTATION
  • COMMUNICATION
  • WEAPONS AND ARMORS
  • CONSERVATION OF LIFE
• Transportation


  • People were trying to go places and discover new horizons
  • Travelled to search for food and find better locations for their settlement
  • Trade their surplus goods in exchange for things that they lack
• Communication


  • Communicate with the natives of the areas they visited so as to facilitate trade and prevent conflicts
  • Record keeping was also important since they need to remember the places they have been
  • Documents the trade they made with each other
  • Keep records of their history and culture
• Weapons and Armors


  • Stronger nations tended to invade weaker ones so they could take much needed resources
  • Development of weapons and armors for security and protection was considered major achievement
• Conservation of Life


  • Was one of the primary challenge they faced
  • Different illnesses and diseases both natural and man-made hampered the full potential oh human being
  • Science and technology played a major role in the discovery of cures and prevention of illness
• ENGINEERING

  •  allowed humans to build structures that would address their specific

  needs and wants.
• Cuneiform


  First writing system, utilizing word pictures and triangular symbols carved on clay using wedge instrument and then left to dry
• Uruk City


  • Considered the first true city in the world
  • Built using mud or clay from the river, mixed with reeds, producing sun-baked bricks
• The Great Ziggurat of Ur


  • Also called the mountain of God
  • Built in the same manner as the City of Uruk
  • Served as the sacred place of their chief God, where only priests were allowed to enter
• Irrigation and dikes


  To bring water to farmlands and control flooding
• This method was considered as one of the world's most beneficial engineering works
• Sumerians


  • Able to enjoy year-long farming and harvesting
  • Increased their food supply
• Sailboats


  Main mode of transportation was through waterways such as rivers and seas
• Sailboats


  • Essential in transportation and trading
  • Fostering culture, information and technology
• Wheel


  For farm work and food processes
• Wheel


  • Farmers were able to mill grains with less efforts in less time
• Plow


  Dig the earth in a faster pace
• Plow


  • Farmers could cultivate larger parcel of land faster
  • Enabling them to mass produce food without taking so much effort and time
• Roads


  Faster and easier travel, useful especially during the rainy season when travelling in soft and muddy roads proved to be too difficult
• Roads


  • The flow of traffic became faster and more organized
• They later poured BITUMEN, a black sticky substance similar to asphalt to smoothen the roads
• BABYLONIAN CIVILIZATION

  HANGING GARDENS OF BABYLON

  • it was said to be a structure made up of layers upon layers of gardens that contained several species of plants, trees and vines.
  • According to the legends, the great Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar lI built the gardens for his wife, Queen Amytis.
• Hanging Gardens of Babylon


  • Structure made up of layers upon layers of gardens that contained several species of plants, trees and vines
• Babylonian King Nebuchadnezzar II


  Built the Hanging Gardens of Babylon for his wife, Queen Amytis
• Papyrus


  Plant that grows abundantly along the Nile River in Egypt
• Making papyrus


  Processed the plant in order to make thin sheets on which one could write
• Papyrus


  • Lighter and thinner than clay tablet, easy to carry and store
• Ink


  Combining soot with different chemicals to produce inks of different colors