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• Science


  The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation, experimentation, and the testing of theories against the evidence obtained
• Science


  Creates theories from facts and relationships between organisms or cycles in the natural world
• Technology


  The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry
• Technology


  Machinery and equipment developed from the application of scientific knowledge
• Technology


  Involves tools, techniques, and procedures
• Technology


  A tool that tests out scientific theories
• Science


  A driving tool of technology
• Society


  • Beneficiary of scientific and technological advancements
  • Can be victims, too
  • Driving force of science
  • Operator/inventor of technology
• Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

  An interdisciplinary field of study that seeks to explore and understand the many ways that modern science and technology shape modern culture, values, and institutions and vice versa

  
• Science, Technology, and Society (STS)

  Examines how science and technology emerge and enter society, how they change through social processes and how society changes in response to science and technology

  
• Biotechnology


  • Genetically modified organisms for food consumption
  • Possibility of humans taking control of life
  • This process may cause imbalance on the natural course of life, permanently changing humans' relationship with nature
• Globalization and Economic Competitiveness


  • Expansion of industries
  • Consumer demands
  • Demand and supply
• Internet


  • Improved communication
  • Easier dissemination of information (national and global)
  • Virtual reality
  • Easier to access cultures around the world
• Weapons Technology


  • Range of weapons and vehicles specifically developed for the purpose of warfare
• Science


  A study of the natural world based on facts learned through experiments and observation
• Science


  The word 'science' came from the Latin word "Scientia", meaning "knowledge"
• Technology


  The application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or to the change and manipulation of the human environment
• Science and Technology (S&T) are two independent fields, but they work together in a 'brains and hands', 'mind and action', 'knowledge and application', 'theory and practice' partnership
• Society


  A large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things, and sharing the work that needs to be done
• Society


  The word 'society' was derived from the Latin word Socius, meaning 'companionship or friendship'
• Sociology


  The field that studies society – it formally defines society as a group of people in the same geographical territory, sharing a common culture, social structure, and laws
• Earliest record of S&T was in ancient Mesopotamia


  600 BC - 1,400 AD
• 'Age of Great Scientific Revolution'

  1,400-1,700 AD
• In the Philippines, there were only a few records of S&T during the pre-colonization period, making it hard to say if our country had flourished its own indigenous S&T during that time
• Remnant proofs of S&T in the Philippines

  • Rice terraces, folkloric medicines
• In the Philippines, we have strong historical records that our S&T proliferated through our educational systems (Caoili, 1986), beginning from the Spanish colonization when our country started producing scientist turned doctors, one of whom is our national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal
• The field of science provide data for innovation in technology

  Technological development requires more scientific knowledge
• Technology improves the quality of life in the society


  Societal progress is highly dependent on technological advancement
• Societal needs are accommodated by science


  Scientific discoveries help improve the quality of life

  
• Paradigm shift


  An important change that happens when the usual way of thinking about or doing something is replaced by a new and different way
• In the 1960-70's, technology in business only has minimal impact so that during this period, businesses focus more on price margins and profit
• In the 1980-90's, new technology was slowly being integrated in businesses so that companies tend to improve client communication
• In the 2000-10's, social media technology boomed, thus requiring businesses to formulate new strategies as business focus shifted to more customer satisfaction and building potential clients
• This paradigm shifting is true not only in business fields, but to other fields as well such as in media communication, engineering, and education
• Intellectual revolution


  A movement about enlightenment that was believed to be initiated during 17th century when people are more driven by the new discoveries in science and technology and cultural relativism resulting from explorations
• During the intellectual revolutions, scientific experiments and philosophical writing became the trend
• Intellectuals


  • The rational, logical, wise, and brave ones who transform our society open for humane changes
  • The ability and willingness to awaken society for a noble cause is what makes an intellectual
• Copernican Revolution


  • Caused the paradigm shift of how the earth and sun were placed in the heavens/universe. Rejected Ptolemaic model (earth is the center of the solar system) and proved the heliocentric model (Sun is the center of the solar system having the earth revolving around it)
• Darwinian Revolution


  • Brought a great impact on how people approach Biology forever. Provided a different than the "theory of Creation". Charles Darwin published his book "The Origin of Species" which emphasized that humans are the result of an evolution
• Freudian Revolution


  • Revolutionized Psychiatry with Sigmund Freud. Includes the "Freudian Theory of Personality" and "psychoanalysis"