According to Harvard University, Science and Technology Studies (STS) is a relatively new academic field. Its roots lie in the interwar period and continue into the start of the Cold War, when historians and sociologist of science, and scientists themselves, became interested in the relationship between scientific knowledge, Technological system, and society. STS, as practice in academia today, merges to broad streams of scholarship. The first consist of research on the nature of practices of science and technology (S&T).Studies in the genre approach S&T as social institutions processing distinctive structures, commitments, practices, and discourses that vary across culture and change overtime. STS courses in these areas enables students to form more robust understanding of the nature of controversy, the causes of scientific and technological change, the relationship of culture and reason, and the limits of rational analytic methods and characterizing complex problems.
Science, Technology and Society
According to Berkely, The word "science" probably brings to mind many different pictures: a fat textbook, white lab coats and microscope, an astronomer peering through a telescope, a naturalist in the rainforest, Einstein's equations scribbled on the chalkboard, the launch of the space shuttle, bubbling beakers....All of those images reflect some aspect of science, but none of them provides a full picture because science has so many facets.
Technology (from Greek τέχνη, techne, "art, skill, cunning of hand"; and -λογία, logia) is the collection of tools, including machinery, modifications, arrangements and procedures used by humans. Engineering is the discipline that seeks to study and design new technologies. Technologies significantly affect human as well as other animal species' ability to control and adapt to their natural environments. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology, medical technology and information technology.
Society is made up of individuals who have agreed to work together for mutual benefit. It can be a very broad term, as we can make generalizations about what the whole of Western society believes, or it can be a very narrow definition, describing only a small group of people within a given community. But no matter the size, and no matter the link that binds a society together, be it religious, geographic, professional or economic, society is shaped by the relationships between individuals.
In short, Science, Technology and Society are flip sides of the same coin; each supports the other. Exploring the relationship between science and technology, one will discover that both affect our society as a whole. Even people who never again set foot in a laboratory after leaving school can benefit from an understanding of science and technology and how both relate to each other and to society at large.
Science and technology is the best thing society could ever ask for. Since the industrial revolution in the 18th century science has been in progress. Some sectors that have been boosted by science and technology are energy, physical sciences, information and communication. The society has greatly gained with the invention of technology. Infrastructure in the society has grown with the help of science and technology. Modes of transport like electronic railway lines were realized and these actually benefited the society by offering them a better means of transport. In the past, almost everything was analog but thanks to the science and technology we are now being digitalized by the day. The invention of the telephone and radio services has broadened human communication.
Science and technology has actually largely contributed to the vision of man about himself. Science has been modified the opinion about the origin of man and place of origin too. Through the result of scientific discoveries the perception of man about his behavior and his place of origin has been modified diversely. Experiments in science today are in one way or another affecting the society.
Without society then there would be no science and technology and that is why the invention of certain tools and equipment have helped achieve big things. Society can not do without the industries we have today. The society needs science and technology. The creation of computers is work of art by individuals was a milestone that would come a long way in helping the society. A computer helps us to leverage ourselves by gaining valuable information that we can use to enrich our lives. The impact of science and technology can seriously be recognized. Many people around the world take for example scholars in colleges and universities have taken the lead examining the relationship between science and technology.
The evaluation of this relationship has emerged as an important area of research. Public interest groups and academic organizations throughout the world are recognizing the importance of STS. The reason is that people need to recognize that there are people who are affected by the science and technology. Controversies such as modified foods, stem cell research are the issues that have brought policy makers and scientists together to have a way forward on this.
The developing world has a long tradition of participatory action research, popular education and community organization joining up to solve some science and technology issues that affect the society. How is science and technology related to the society is something that is calling even for the government intervention. Science and technology related issues are actually been discussed worldwide today. Progress in this as resulted to the ability to produce diverse types of material items.
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