LESSON 1: INTRODUCTION TO ➢ Intellectual property rights -
STS protects the discovery or invention of
● ‘Science Technology Studies’ Filipinos
● Considers how social, political,
and cultural values affect E. SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR
scientific research and HUMAN SOCIETY
technological innovation and vice ➢ Infectious diseases
versa ➢ Science and technology to reduce
● Drawn from a variety of disciplines vulnerability of critical
such as: anthropology, history & infrastructures
sociology, political science ➢ Science and technology against
natural disaster
VARIED INTERESTS OF STS
A. SUSTAINABILITY F. NEW FRONTIERS OPENED BY
➢ Energy & environment SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
➢ Global warming and CO2 ➢ New frontiers opened by I.T
Emission Control issues (information & communication
Possible solutions: Long term technology), by N.T (Nano - tech),
energy paths, Strategies for efficient and by manufacturing
and renewable energy use
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, President of
B. LIFE SCIENCES National Institute of Advanced industrial
➢ Ethical aspects of stem cells and science & technology (AIST):
regenerative medicine “ It is important for all people, regardless of
➢ New applications of genomics to their background, to consider Science and
agriculture Technology issues as their own.
➢ Translation of science to
marketplace: development of Recognizing that both the lights and
medicine for global health shadows of science and technology will
have a great impact on the human race,
C. I.T’S IMPACT ON HUMAN science and technology should not
SOCIETY control humankind; humankind should
➢ Interoperability- ability to operate control science & technology”
computer systems or software to
exchange and make use of RECENT ISSUES CONCERNING
information SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY
➢ Digital archiving 1. Framework for sustainable future
➢ security/privacy 2. Renewable energy sources (solar,
biomass, nuclear fission power)
D. CAPACITY BUILDING 3. Bioethics issues (establish
➢ Science, education, and international standards concerning
communication bio ethics that will allow researchers
➢ University reform- nagkakaroon in all countries to collaborate)
tayo ng nation building
4. ICT’ S impact on human society ● Critical questioning is encouraged
(further development of ICT) ● Abundant research opportunities
5. Education for all (universal access
to education) SCIENCE:
6. Intellectual property rights (IPR) ★ Natural knowledge
(proposed and supported by many ★ Natural philosophy
participants to avoid ignorances and ★ Natural history
excuse that is not ours) ★ Systemic inquiry into nature
★ A human cultural activity
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FOR HUMAN ★ A total societal enterprise
SECURITY: ★ With vast social consequences
❖ AGAINST TERRORISM ★ Organized, well - founded
● Prevent use of science & technology knowledge
by terrorists; ★ “The cutting edge of ignorance”
● Use science and technology to
defend against terrorism Science in General:
➢ ORGANIZED, HIERARCHICAL
❖ AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASE ACTIVITY
● Develop vaccines and medical - Investigates nature and
therapies against infectious diseases human nature by
experiment and observation
❖ AGAINST NATURAL DISASTERS ➢ OBJECTIVE-ORIENTED
● Establish early warning, human - Explanation,
safety, and rescue system understanding, prediction
and control
STS: AIMS AND OTHER DEFINITIONS ➢ TESTS THEORIES
- Logical, mathematical and
❖ INTELLECTUAL ROOTS OF STS technological means
● History, philosophy, and social ➢ SHAPED BY SOCIAL FORCES &
study of science & technology HISTORICAL CHANGE
● Arena of controversial issues and ➢ SHAPES CULTURE
choices interface with values and
influence public policy TECHNOLOGY
- “techni”= art, crafts skills
❖ TECHNICAL & SOCIAL - “logos”= word/study of
DIMENSIONS OF SCIENCE & ★ VOLTI - based on application of
TECHNOLOGY knowledge, manifested in
● Helps become thoughtful and physical objects & organizational
better-informed forms, for the attainment of specific
● Develop critical interdisciplinary goals
thinking, research and ★ MARKERT - cumulative sums of
communication means used to satisfy human
needs and desires and to solve
❖ FLUORISH INTELLECTUALLY specific problems
★ NYE - sum total of systems of
machines & techniques that
underlie a civilization. An
expression of social world
★ ORTGEA Y GASSET - production of
superfluities-today as in the
paleolithic age
★ DELILO - “the sleeping
false-hearted death”
Technology in general:
➢ ARTIFACTS OR HARDWARE
- Tools, machines, implements
➢ KNOWLEDGE AND METHODS
- Knowledge, techniques,
and materials utilized in
using, making or repairing a
certain kind of artifact
➢ HUMAN CULTURAL ACTIVITY OR
PROFESSION
- Military or civil engineers,
crafters, machinists
➢ TOTAL SOCIETAL ENTERPRISE
- R & D, invention, patronage,
mass production, mass
consumption