Learning Outcomes
At the end of the chapter, the students should be able to:
1.identify the importance of studying science,
technology and society;
2.explain how science and technology relates to a
problem of societal concern; and
3.Develop a deeper interest in the field of
science, technology, and society.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This interdisciplinary course engages students
to confront the realities brought about by
science and technology in society. Such realities
pervade the personal, the public, and the global
aspects of our living and are integral to human
development. Scientific and technological
development happen in the context of society
with all its socio-political, cultural, economic,
and philosophical underpinnings at play. This
course seeks to instill reflective knowledge in
the students that they are able to live the good
life and display ethical decision making in the
face of scientific and technological
development.
THE CHALLENGE OF SCIENCE
1. the great minds in the past (astronomers)- like
Galileo Galilei, Nicolaus
Copernicus, & other scientists
a. Is earth the center of the universe with the sun and
all other planets revolving around it?
b. Is earth just one of the other planets revolving
around the sun while rotating in its own axis?
2. Man’s belief of the Bible – (Joshua 10:23) “the
sun stood still”
3. The way man views himself - ” Am I really part
of the center of the universe?
4.The origin of man
a. Is man really a product of natural processes such
as evolution?
b. Is man miraculously created by a Supernatural
Divine Being?
This again challenged man what to take in and
believe and how he would view himself and
others.
Science and technology affected the way man sees
himself and also the way he lives.
Different inventions and innovations have come through
the years that many of man’s daily activities have been
improved and altered.
Electricity- has lighted many homes
Transportation – becomes faster with
the coming of trains, planes, and cars
Communication – was eased by the
invention of telegraph and telephone
Farm tractors – made farming easier
and faster
Many different machines – have replaced
manual labor
Different diseases – which seemed untreatable
and have caused high mortality rate now have
treatments.
Note: All of which have direct effect in the economy of any
nation.
HERESY TRIAL AND CONVICTION
In 1632, Galileo published a book that
compared Ptolemy’s and Copernicus’s
ideas. The book concluded that Copernicus
was right. Galileo was ordered to go to
Rome and stand trial for heresy (holding
ideas opposed to church teachings). Galileo
was forced to say that Copernicus was
wrong. Galileo was sentenced to life in
prison. He was old and sick, so instead they
kept him inside his house. In 1992, Pope
John Paul II said the church was wrong to
convict Galileo of heresy.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course deals with interactions between
science and technology and social, cultural,
political, and economic contexts that shape and
are shaped by them (CMO No.20,2013).
THE EFFECTS OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY TO THE SOCIETY
In 2011 to 2015, Research and Development as
component of project planning of the
Department of Science and Technology (DOST)
got the highest allocation with P1.433B in 2011
to P3.802B in 2015 – an average of 16.2%
increase every year (DOST, 2015).
Reason:
Because of the significant role research and
development have in industrialization and
commercialization
Positive Effects:
1. great help in the economic growth of any
progressing nation
2. improved man’s way of life
Negative Effects:
1. Air, water, and land become polluted which in
turn caused man
health problems.
2. Imbalance in the ecosystem which causes
other species to be
extinct causing changes in the environment
and the climate as well.
3. Men have become more fearless in their
pursuit for riches and power
because of the creation of different
destructive devices like guns,
explosives, and nuclear power (have caused
man to be even more
dangerous).
SCIENCE – the investigation of the physical world in
which experiments are rendered in order to explain
matters of concern. (Understanding Science, n.d.)
SCIENCE is a knowledge involving general truths and
general laws that is taken from a systematized study
which is concerned with evidences and theories.
Face to Face with Science:
Four Characteristics that categorize something as
science
1. FOCUSES ON THE NATURAL WORLD
a. main concern is the physical world – animal,
plants, rocks, man, and all other matter
Science is not concerned with supernatural world
which cannot be tested and is not governed by the
laws of the natural world.
Four Characteristics that categorize
something as science
o FOCUSES ON THE NATURAL WORLD
main concern is the physical world –
animal, plants, rocks, man, and
all other
matter
Science aims to explain and provide
more understanding of the natural
world.
- a continuous study of the physical world to
look for evidences that could prove something
Goal: to see how something
works and see the components that
make up the area being studied.
Findings can change after time
depending on the new evidences that
may arise but all scientific idea is said
to be reliable because before it could
get scientific acceptance, it first has to
be supported with a number of
evidences. (Understanding Science,
n.d.)
Science is not concerned with
supernatural world which cannot be
tested and is not governed by the laws
of the natural world.
(Understanding Science, n.d.)
Merriam-Webster Dictio
SCIENCE is a knowledge involving general
truths and general laws
that is taken from a
systematized study which is
concerned with evidences and
theories.
SCIENCE – the investigation of the physical
world in which experiments
are rendered in order to explain
matters of concern .(Understanding Science, n.d.)
Face to Face with Science:
Four Characteristics that categorize
something as science
1. FOCUSES ON THE NATURAL WORLD
a. main concern is the physical world –
animal, plants, rocks, man, and
all other matter
2. GOES THROUGH EXPERIMENTS
Science subjects any matter to
experimentation.
Something has to be tested and should
arrive at a number of consistent
observations so it could be taken as true.
Anything that cannot be subjected to
experimentation and could not give any
observable data cannot be regarded as
science. (Understanding Science, n.d.)
For science to be science, it has to be
proven by experiments.
Science is not concerned with
supernatural world which cannot be
tested and is not governed by the laws
of the natural world.
(Understanding Science, n.d.)
3. RELIES ON EVIDENCE
Evidences –will support the
truthfulness of something
Ifsomething is tested only once or by
just one group that can be taken of
as a bias.
Evidences that are relevant to the
matter being studied are what
scientists are looking for to confirm
something to be of science.
(Understanding Science, n.d.)
4. PASSES THROUGH THE SCIENTIFIC
COMMUNITY
Science requires a number of
consistent evidences for it not to
be biased, it has to go through
different groups or people who
would qualify the idea.
Scientistworks with people of
different expertise to check on
different angles concerning the
matter of study.
Science is always trying to understand
and explain the natural world.
The way that it is being understood
may change over time as the society
also changes.
Scientific experimentations and
processes may vary as changes with
the concerns in the society takes
place, as communication and
technology advances, and as further
discoveries and understandings are
achieved by science.
FACE TO FACE WITH TECHNOLOGY
Knowledge of the atomic nucleus has been applied in
many different ways
atomic structure nuclear power medical imaging weapon
When science and technology is being discussed, people
usually connect it with machines and tools.
WHERE SCIENCE AND SCIENCE
IS TAKING THE SOCIETY
Society may seem to be dependent
on science and technology but it is
the society that decides what
happens to S&T.
Science and technology in itself cannot and
would not exist without the society.
It is the society that:
1. allows for the discoveries and
inventions to take place
2. decides how science and
technologies is to be utilized
And yet society needs science and technology in
order to continue on.
National progress now relies so much on science
and technology in the area of industry, health
care, national security, and environmental
protection.
THE CHALLENGE
The risks and dangers that come with it should
not be taken lightly and accepted blindly.
Everyone should have keen eyes and observe
closely where science and technology is taking
the society.
Be the guardians of the society. Be partakers in
keeping the balance between the benefits and
dangers of science and technology.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary SCIENCE is a
knowledge involving general truths and
general laws
that is taken from a
systematized study
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