Artificial Intelligence vs. Human Characteristics
After reading a lot of literature about robots, artificial intelligence, and the future of our world’s technology, it is clear that many experts are predicting …
Science, Technology, and Society
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After reading a lot of literature about robots, artificial intelligence, and the future of our world’s technology, it is clear that many experts are predicting …
Genetically modified organisms also known as GMOs are defined as any organism whose genetic makeup has been altered with genetic engineering techniques. GMOs were first …
Robert K. Merton was an American sociologist who worked at Columbia University and was interested in the way that science fits in with broader political …
Darwinian Evolution is a theory of biological evolution developed by Charles Darwin in the 19th century. Darwin’s theory of evolution states that all species of …
Over the course of world history, countless wars have taken place over land, resources, power, and other conflicts such as political ideas. While the reasons …
In C.P. Snow’s lecture, “Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution,” he argues that our academic world is divided into two cultures who often do not …
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin was born on May 10th, 1900 in Wendover, England. Cecilia Payne was interested in science as a young woman, however, she was not …
In the science fiction novel Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly, Dr. Victor Frankenstein created a new life made out of human corpses in an attempt to …
When looking at science and technology in our world, it is often extremely difficult to clearly define what is scientific and also what is technology. …
Technology: “the knack of so arranging the world that we don’t have to experience it.” ~Max Frisch, c.1960s Technological advancements improve our lives tremendously, however, …