STS 101 Session 1 PDF
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Angelie JalandoniSTS 101 Session 1 PDF
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Angelie JalandoniSCIENCE
TECHNOLOGY
and SOCIETY
AMIEL A. PORO, LPT
WHAT ARE SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY AND
SOCIETY AND WHY SHOULD
PEOPLE WANT TO STUDY
AND LEARN IT?
SCIENCE
• a system of knowledge
covering general truths or
operation of general laws
especially obtained and tested
through scientific method
Science as: SOCIAL MEDIA
an IDEA
an INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITY
as a BODY OF KNOWLEDGE
as a PERSONAL and SOCIAL ACTIVITY
How can Science be
defined?
SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
It the series of events that altered our conception of ourselves, and our place in the
It is argued that universe.
humans arose as the
product of natural BIG
Nuclear
processess and not BANG
War Dvelopment of
PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
by divinely wrought THEORY
miracles. Pharmaceuticals
16th to 18th Century 19TH Century to 21st Century
EARTH was not PANGEA
the center of the Industrial
universe, but Developments
whirled on its own
axis and orbited
around the sun.
SCIENTIFIC IDEA
SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTION
HUMANS SOCIETY
SOME INTELLECTUALS AND THEIR
REVOLUTIONARY IDEAS
Nicolaus Copernicus Charles Darwin
Sigmund Freud
TECHNOLOGY
comes from the Greek word “tekhnologia”
ART
CRAFT
TECHNIQUES
the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of
technical means and their interrelationship with life, society, and
environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts,
engineering, applied science, pure science, and the likes
SOCIETY
comes from the Latin words “societas”, meaning, friendly
association with others; “socius”, meaning, comrade, ally,
companion; or “socialis”, meaning, civil or friendly bond or
interaction between parties
Science
It is a study of something. WHAT IS
STS?
Technology
It is the usage of tools.
Society
It is a community of people with
a common goal.
WHAT IS
STS?
It is the study of how social, political,
and cultural values affect scientific
research and technological
innovation, and how these in turn
affect society, politics, and culture.
SCIENTIFIC
RESEARCH
TECHNOLOGY
SOCIAL INNOVATION
VALUES
THANK YOU!
