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TECHNOLOGY
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ISSUES IN STS

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INFORMATION SOCIETY
TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPLY
INFORMATION
Historical Background

- is a combination of sounds that

represents something; transmit something
significant or a message; they carry information

- more than just any kind of vocal

utterance- it’s a language that express meaning

- are informed with meaning given by the

speaker and intended for the listener; they
communicate meaning
INFORMATION
Written word
Printed word
WORD
Role of Language:
- used in scientific search –
name and classify
things in nature
- ability to make sense with
nature (ex. Taxonomy
of living things)
- object worthy of admiration
(Greeks)
- have power (pen is mightier
than a sword- Jose
Rizal)
- used to communicate thus
forming communities
- can function across space
and time without
reducing their meaning
- a unifying factor amidst
diversity
Mathematics as a Language
of Nature

• Technology – fruit of science

through the use of scientific
method in the study of nature that
uses laws and language

–
mathematics
(Isaac
Newton)
Technological World
The ability to think and
conceptually comprehend nature
and the principles it follows
eventually leads to science – the
foundation of technology ------- are
continuously and exponentially de
veloped from ancient times to
present
Ways of Communication: The
Printing Press and Beyond
World Wide Web
• a technology feeding upon
itself; the 20th- century tour de
force (very skillful and successful effort or
performance) through the internet
• invented by Sir Tim Berners-
Lee as a way of addressing data
processing and information sharing
needs
• solely among scientists for the
European Organization for Nuclear
Research (CERN)
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Advantages:- processing huge amount of
veritable information/ scientific data
generated by atom smasher- ease of sharing
information

Needs to
be done:
• be
vigilant in
utilizing
these
modern
devices at
all times
 • be
responsible
in utilizing
them to
avoid
harming
others and
ourselves
Challenges:
• reliabilit
y of
information
is
compromis
ed – half-
truth; lies =
disinformat
ion
• social
media
encourages
building a
community
of like-
minded
people =
reinforces
biases and
beliefs
based only
on the
content
that they
allow
within the
community,
forgoing
variation
and the
clash of
ideas
provided in
real life
• can be
tapped by
people in
power to
control
public
opinion
and
harassing
those who
present
opposing
views
• makes
one
susceptible
to online
predation,
identify
theft, and
scamming,
etc.