Just tell me what we have to know Nope This is not that kind of lesson As future citizens of a democracy your votes will decide how the nation deals with questions posed by an increasingly scientific and technological world ID: 782471
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Science and society
WHY ?
Slide2Just tell me what we have to know !
Nope! This is not that kind of lesson.
As future citizens of a democracy, your votes will decide how the nation deals with questions posed by an increasingly scientific and technological world.
This presentation is not going to tell you any answers. It is going to ask you to begin to think about those questions.
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Slide3The debate over science and Technology
Throughout history people have been faced with questions driven by new scientific and technological discoveries.
SCIENCE impacts society at every level.
SOCIETY dictates the boundaries of science.
In a democracy, every citizen has a voice in determining that interaction.
SOON YOU WILL HELP MAKE THE DECISIONS…..
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Slide4Here is one example
This is happening right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NtdZNWUBik
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Slide5Impressive!!
But,
as with all major scientific or technological advances, it raises some questions.
As you heard in the video, legal requirements force a driver to be in the car.
However a driver is not needed to drive the car.Do you think the law should be changed ?
Could a 7 year old who missed the school bus be allowed to take a driver less car to school ?
What if it was your brother or sister ?
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Slide6Other legal problems
If there is an accident, who should pay for damage ?
- the car maker ?
- the car owner ? - the computer programmer ?
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Slide7It is the role of Science to present new iDeas and techniques
For example, for the first time, scientists can make specific changes to the genetic code of a human being
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVTCJElk_lA
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Slide8The possibilities are exciting
and complex !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ijr1ccYPtI
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Slide9Your turn is coming
Science and technology WILL continue to advance.
YOU will be a voter !
You will have to make the decisions that will determine how your society deals with scientific and technological change.
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Slide10You will have a lot to decide
To make those decisions, you will need to think about many things.
What determines how a society reacts to scientific and technological change?
How are science and technology impacted by society?
What does history show about the impact scientific discoveries have had on a society ?
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Slide11To make wise decisions ….
You will need to understand:
basic scientific facts,
AND you will need to understand how science and society interact and impact each other.February 11, 2016
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Slide12There are no answers here !
YOU WILL DECIDE THE ANSWERS !
START THINKING !
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