Science, Technology, and Society

Device (Technology as Technics)

A small, specialized, often electronic tool or piece of equipment designed for a specific purpose.

Machine (Technology as Technics)

A complex apparatus that performs a task using mechanical power or a combination of power and technology; usually has multiple parts and often require an energy source.

Tool (Technology as Technics)

An object or implement used to perform a specific task, often through manual effort or skill.

Instrument (Technology as Technics)

A relatively small precision tool used by trained professionals.

Implement (Technology as Technics)

A general-purpose tool or device designed for carrying out a particular task, often associated with tasks like farming, cooking, or manual labor.

Utensil (Technology as Technics)

A small tool or instrument, often used in the kitchen, to help with food preparation or consumption.

Appliance (Technology as Technics)

A larger electrical device or machine used for domestic or household tasks.

Gadget (Technology as Technics)

A small, innovative, or novelty device, often with specialized functions, that is designed to make tasks easier or more convenient.

Non-empirical questions such as morality, spirituality, or aesthetics

What type of questions cannot be answered by science?

Biased scientists

What is a potential limitation related to scientists themselves.

Limited models

What are simplified versions that can miss important details.

Science

What is the term for a dynamic, cumulative system of verifiable facts, concepts, principles, theories, laws, methods, and processes which seeks to describe, understand, and predict natural phenomena?

Seeks to discover the workings of nature

What is the aim of science?

Know-why

What is the concern of science?

New knowledge

What is the result of science?

"tekhne," meaning art or skill, and "tekhnologia," meaning systematic treatment.

What Greek words is technology derived from and what do they mean?

Seeks to invent new or improve tools and materials (hardware) or better ways of doing things (software).

What is the aim of technology?

Know-how

What is the concern of technology?

New product or process which is then appropriated in the form of a patent and commercially exploited.

What is the result of technology?

Development, which involves transforming research findings into prototype inventions of new materials, devices, and processes.

What activity does technology primarily focus on?

Product-oriented

What is the focus of technologists?

Material Technologies

What type of technologies deal with the extraction, processing, fabrication, combination, and synthesis of materials?

Equipment Technologies

What type of technologies deal with the design and fabrication of tools, instruments, devices, and machines?

Energy Technologies

What type of technologies deal with the generation, conversion, and distribution of various forms of energy?

Innovation, Growth, Maturity, and Decline

What are the four stages of a technology's life cycle?

The research and development phase

Which phase of the Technology Life Cycle is also called the bleeding edge?

The ascent phase

Which phase of the Technology Life Cycle is also called the leading edge?

Dependence on Resources, Ethical Concerns, Accessibility and Inequality, Technical Limitations, Complexity and Reliability, Unintended Consequences, Obsolescence, Cultural Impact, Interdependence

Name limitations with technology.

The Latin word "societas," which means companionship or fellowship.

What does the word "society" come from?

Preagricultural, Agricultural, Industrial, Information and communications revolutions

Name the stages of societal development.

Preagricultural

What is also referred to as the Paleolithic period or the Old Stone Age?

Agricultural Revolution

What is often referred to as the Neolithic Revolution?

In Western Europe in the late 18th century.

When did the Industrial Revolution begin?

Collaborative Robotics

What feature of Industry 5.0 includes robots and humans working together in a shared workspace, enhancing productivity and reducing the physical strain on workers?

Personalization and Customization

What feature of Industry 5.0 includes advanced technologies enabling the production of highly personalized and customized products?

Sustainability and Resilience

What feature of Industry 5.0 includes prioritizing sustainable practices and resilient supply chains, addressing environmental and social challenges?