Science, Technology, and Society Overview

Flashcards covering key vocabulary terms and concepts from the lecture on Science, Technology, and Society.

Science

An empirical field that is a systematized body of knowledge covering general truths and facts.

Technology

An applied science that encompasses knowledge and skills to control and modify the world.

Empirical

Based on observation and experimentation.

Systematic

Organized methodically in a structured way.

Societal Enterprise

An endeavor that involves the entire society and its members.

Observation

The action or process of closely monitoring something to gather information.

Experimentation

A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery or test a hypothesis.

Society

A group of people with common interests, traditions, purpose, and/or activity.

Scientific Knowledge

Knowledge derived from systematic observation, experimentation, and reasoning.

Interconnections

The relationships and links between science, technology, and society.

STS

Science, Technology, and Society; a field of study that looks at the interactions between these domains.

Historical studies of science

Research focused on the history and development of scientific disciplines.

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

A work by Thomas Kuhn (1962) proposing a new approach to the history and philosophy of science.

General truths

Statements that are widely accepted as factual and valid across different contexts.