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Impact of Science and Technology on Society

Science, technology, and society are deeply interconnected. Scientific and technological developments affect society and the environment in various ways. As science and technology advance, they drive industrialization and urbanization by meeting basic human needs. People's lives and lifestyles change with improved science and technology as they desire more material goods. Advances also lead to more discoveries and inventions that benefit society. Examples of recent technological growth include the rise of financial technology and innovations that save time and improve communication and learning. However, technology can also distract people and be misused for destructive purposes, isolating some from society.

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Impact of Science and Technology on Society

Science, technology, and society are deeply interconnected. Scientific and technological developments affect society and the environment in various ways. As science and technology advance, they drive industrialization and urbanization by meeting basic human needs. People's lives and lifestyles change with improved science and technology as they desire more material goods. Advances also lead to more discoveries and inventions that benefit society. Examples of recent technological growth include the rise of financial technology and innovations that save time and improve communication and learning. However, technology can also distract people and be misused for destructive purposes, isolating some from society.

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Science, Technology, and Society

• TH E I N TE R AC TI O N S BET W EEN SC IEN C E AN D


TE C H N O LO G Y AN D S O C IE TY TH R O U G H O U T S O C I ETY

• H O W S C IE N TI FI C A N D T EC H N O L O G IC AL D E VEL O PM E N T
AF FEC T SO C IE TY A N D EN VI R O N M EN T
Introduction of Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
• Science – A systematically organized body of knowledge base on facts
and human experiences.
• Technology – Branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use
of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the
environment, drawing upon such objects as industrial arts, engineering,
applied science, and pure science.
• Society – A highly structured system of human organization
for large-scale community living that normally furnishes
protection, continuity, security, and a national identity for its
members;
Technology in our daily living

The rise of Financial Technology


(FinTech)
Pros of Technology in our Society
• Saves time
• Ease of access of information
• Better communication means
• Cost Efficiency
• Better learning techniques
• Innovation in many fields
Cons of Technology
• Can be a distraction
• Make people lazy
• Man had misused the technology
and used in destructive purpose
• Social isolation and loneliness
• Weapons and mass destruction
Science and Technology affect the society in general

• I MP R O V ED S &T R ES U LT TO I N D U S TR IAL IZ ATI O N AN D T H U S


C O N VE RT IN G A SI MP L E TO A C O M PLE X O N E.

• PE O PL E’ S L IF E AN D L IF EST YL E C H A N G E AS A R ES U LT O F
I MP R O V ED S &T.

• U R BAN IZ AT IO N R E SU LTS W H EN S&T IM PR O VE BEC AU S E


PE O PL E U SU AL LY M IG R AT E TO A P L AC E W H ER E TH E IR BAS IC
N E ED S A R E ME T.

• PE O PL E S TR O N G E R D ESI R E FO R M ATE R IA L G O O D S W H EN
S& T IM P R O VE IN T H E PL AC E.

• M O R E D I SC O VER IES AN D I N VE N TI O N S T H AT B EN E FI T T H E
PE O PL E D U E TO IM PR O VED S& T.
Science and Technology Advancement

ANCIENT AGE MODERN AGE


SOURCE AND REFERENCE;
Science, Technology, and Society
By: Dr. Mariano M. Ariola, LL.B.,
Ed.D., L.P.T.

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