Colin Via REL 102 Dr. Duffy 1/23/13 What is Science? The term ‘science’ has many different definitions and components that are used to define the term. Most people however can all agree that science is gathered knowledge about the universe through observations and experimentations. When I think of the word ‘science’ I think of men in white laboratory coats with wild hair going in every-which direction and carrying beaker glasses full of liquids that have smoke coming out of the top. Now
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the universe has its uses and abuses. The same applies to science. Science has revolutionized the human existence. It has made man’s life happier and more comfortable. Electricity is one of the greatest wonders of modern science. The growth of fast modes of transport and communication has changed the world into global village. In the field of agriculture‚ science has helped in increasing the crop production and improving quality. Science has enabled man to diagnose and treat many dangerous diseases
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Science and technology We live in the fascinating and challenging world of science. It is a world that more and more over the ages‚ and especially in the 20th century has come to affect so much of our lives. It is involved with the way we travel‚ the homes we live in and the clothes we wear‚ how we become ill and how medicine can make us better‚ and has given us fantastic means of communicating and exploring. The word science comes from the Latin "scientia‚" meaning knowledge. How do we define
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Advantage Science gives us safe food‚ free from harmful bacteria‚ in clean containers or hygienic tins. It also teaches us to eat properly‚ indicating a diet balanced in protein and carbohydrate and containing vitamins. The results is freedom from disease and prolonged life. In pre-scientific days‚ food was monotonous and sometimes dangerous; today it is safe and varied. It is varied because through improved sea‚ land and air transport food can now be freely imported and exported. Science has also
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The Benefits of Science and Technology Man‚ powered by his imagination and inquisitive character‚ has wondered he mechanisms of Nature since time infinite. This quest for the truth‚ the ways in which his surrounding works‚ has led to many a scientific discoveries and innovations. Since the art of making fire and creating handcrafted tools‚ our civilization has come a long way. Science and Technology are making advances at an amazing rate. From telephones to the Internet‚ calculators to computers
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of increased production‚ man has been able to provide food to growing population. With the help of science‚ man has been able to control famines and floods and epidemics. With the help of scientific development in medical field epidemics like plague‚ cholera and malaria and influenza etc. have been eradicated. Now even change of organs and parts of body is possible. Now with the advancement of science‚ it has become possible to change the sex and make man‚ a woman and woman‚ a man. Telegraph‚ telephone
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Science and Technology (400 words) Science and technology plays vital role in the modern life and profoundly influenced the course of human civilization. Technological advancement in the modern life has provided us lots of remarkable insights all over the world. Scientific revolutions has taken its full speed from the 20th century and has become more advance in the 21stcentury. We have entered to the new century in new ways and with all the arrangements for well being of the people. Modern culture
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Science is still now as important as it was before ‚ since it is what keeps us moving forward to the future‚ to a ‘better’ world that everyone is trying to create. But if we slow down for a moment to think about it‚ we will be surprise about what we are foreting in this rapid-growing world‚ which one of them is ethics. Overwhemled by the power of science‚ we seem to ignore (on purpose or not) the aspect of ethics to focus on productivity. Whether it is our fault (the people)‚ or the scientists’ fault
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In Vietnam‚ there are very few women who pursuit a science or technology career (Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering and Maths). Either because they do not realize their potentials or they do not get adequate supports. To enter the fields of science and technology‚ women need to believe in themselves‚ are free to be who they are‚ and to receive greater encouragement. Vietnamese women usually avoid science and technology careers because they are trapped in a pattern of thought: ‘Men are better in
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PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Relationship Between Science and Philosophy Difficult subject to define‚ like the philosophy itself. • Philosophy deals with questions that sciences have been unable to answer‚ and perhaps will never answer. • Why the sciences cannot find and answer to these questions. • How science should proceed to find an answer to such questions. Scientific advancements influence philosophic debates and vice versa. So‚ Philosophy and science need each other
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