A Potential Future for Eugenics in the Modern Era
by The principles of Eugenics caused great harm for minority groups globally, culminating with the Nazis attempt to create a master race and the atrocities committed …
Category: 01. 8/29 What is STS?
STS is always changing
by “If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger” -Frank Lloyd Wright As I read this quote, I felt the …
Creators of Our Own Demise
by The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. ~B.F. Skinner, Contingencies of Reinforcement, 1969 The development of science and technology throughout …
wonder vs knowing
by The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not “Eureka!” (I found it!) but “That’s funny…” ~Isaac Asimov …
Experiencing Life Virtually
by 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, …
Hey Siri, “What is STS?”
by Hey Siri, What is STS? How many times a day do we use our phones to look up anything? From “How to get a …
Science and Religion
by Whenever science makes a discovery, the devil grabs it while the angels are debating the best way to use it. ~ Alan Valentine For countless …
Results Versus Conclusions- Karl Gauss
by “I have had my results for a long time: but I do not yet know how I am to arrive at them” ~Karl Gauss Karl …
Science as A “Cemetery”
by Science is a cemetery of dead ideas. ~Miguel de Unamuno, The Tragic Sense of Life, 1913 When I browsed through the list of quotes about …
Where Should We Stop?
by In our society today there is an evolving presences of technology with electronics constantly surrounding us, to scientific breakthroughs and discovery that are being sought …