GMOs Good or Bad?
by GMOs are a result of the green revolution. Whether or not GMOs are good to have in society is debatable. GMO stands for genetically modified …
Author: sdgold23
Anti-Vaxxing and Democracy
When first thinking about science and democracy, my mind goes to the anti-vaccination movement. Since the invention of the first vaccine (which was for smallpox) …
Progressive and Regressive Ideas
Charles Darwin helped shape the idea of evolution as we understand it today. Scientific interpretations of Darwin’s theory of evolution had both positive and negative …
Long Lasting Effects
Big science and technology changed how wars are fought. The evolution of science and technology during the 20th century changed how wars affected society as …
Colby’s Two Cultures
When looking at the world today, I think it is important to focus on our similarities rather than our differences across all cultures, not just …
Amazing Grace
Grace Brewster Murray Hopper is not widely known but was a trailblazer in many ways. Hopper was a New York native. She got her masters …
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein looks at the complicated question of how society defines being a moral or immoral person. Specifically, is Victor Frankenstein a moral or …
Restrictive Labels
The concept of the scientific revolution is an abstract one in the sense that it is hard to define. During the “time frame” of the …
Defining and Harnessing S,T, and S
Over time science, technology, and society have all had different commonly understood definitions. These definitions continue to evolve and there is no one correct way …
STS: The Glue of Society
STS reaches every corner of society. In today’s society, technology is a part of virtually everything. From the moment we wake up to when we …