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STS - M1
Science, Technology, & Society
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| science | - study of the natural world based on facts learned trough experiments and observation - systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the world |
| scientia | - latin - knowledge |
| technology | - application of scientific knowledge to the practical aims of human life or to the change and manipulation of the human environment |
| society | - large group of people who live together in an organized way, making decisions about how to do things, and sharing the work that needs to be done |
| socius | - latin - companionship/ friendship |
| paradigm shift | the evolution of technology and its impact on the development of social businesses |
| 1960s | - babies - little impact - curiosity |
| 1970s | - children - for academics - little impact |
| 1980s | - children - invades the home - starts to change behaviors |
| 1990s | - teenagers - have some control but don't know what to do with it yet |
| 2000s | - growing up - enables more seamless communications across the globe - growth is explosive |
| 2010 | - adulthood - becomes fully integrated into our daily lives |