The Future of Driving
by One of every four car accidents in the United States are caused by texting and driving. Texting and driving has been a very large issue …
AI: Our Friend or Enemy?
by Within the past few decades, the usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has drastically increased. AI has streamlined many tedious tasks that would otherwise be done …
The Possible Futures with Artificial Intelligence
by Advancements in artificial intelligence have come far since their creation. For example, the word computer has adapted from meaning a person who performs calculations, to …
[AI AND CAPITALISM]
by When talking to my peers about the potential of artificial intelligence to displace hundreds of millions of workers in the United States in the next …
Biotechnology & Art : A Bridge Between Two Cultures
by C.P Snows’ influential Two Cultures essay outlines what he calls the “great cultural divide” between the disciplines of science and the humanities/arts. Snow, who declares …
Will we have a Utopian or Dystopian Future in relation to ST
by As the science, technology and society within our world continue to evolve and progress, a question that we will always ask ourselves is …
The Bleak and Hopeful Future of Science and Tech
by Science and technology has erupted in innovation over the last 20 years. The 21st Century has brought advancement in crucial areas of life such as …
Homo Sapiens Upgrading Project
by Talking about the idea of ST and future, how human beings would “improve” ourselves seems to be the eternal topic. Indeed, in the past thousands …
Adaptation to the Solution of GMOs
by Since their introduction in the mid 1970’s, GMOs have faced heavy criticism due to their controversial impact on the health of animals both treated with …
The Ethics of Gene Patenting
by The first question discussed in last Wednesday’s class had to do with the ethics of patenting in science. Professor Jiang asked, “Should genes be patented?”.