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Science

refers to a system and accurate activity of pattern and plan of knowledge about how the universe act through observation, experimentation or both.

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Technology

Refers to the application of theoretical knowledge of industry and the industrial arts to produce services, materials, tools and machines aimed at solving real-world problems.

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Wolpert

Made an interesting comparison between science and technology that is helpful in the study of their interaction with society. He explained the possible uses and applications of such scientific knowledge. He clearly emphasized that science is not the same as technology.

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STS

Seeks to bridge the gap between two traditionally exclusive cultures—humanities (interpretive) and natural sciences (rational)—so that humans will be able to better confront the moral, ethical, and existential dilemmas brought by the continuous developments happening in science and technology.

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Scientists

They are responsible for the reliable conduct and honest interpretation and dissemination, as well as technological application of science.

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John Heilbron

Modern Science is a discovery as well as invention. He also explained that Science requires inventions to devise techniques, abstractions, apparatuses, and organizations to describe natural regularities and law-like descriptions.

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Helix

A digital app store designed to help you read your genome. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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Bless-U2 and Pepper.

The first robot priest and monk, respectively. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas

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Emotion Sensing Facial Recognition.

Optimizing retail experiences by assessing your reactions. One of the ethical dilemmas.

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Ransomware.

Holding data hostage until you pay up, whether you’re an individual or a large corporation. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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The Textalyzer

This is a new tool in the battle against texting and driving that tells police if you were on your phone before an accident. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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Social Credit Systems

This is a system of scoring people through their actions by monitoring them under a surveillance camera. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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Google Clips.

This little camera will watch you all day and capture your most picturesque moments. One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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Sentencing Software.

Recently, Americans are being sentenced with the help of a mysterious algorithm. One of the ethical dilemmas

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The Rise of Robot Friendship.

An app that stores the deceased’s footprint. Can we create a chat bot out of our loved ones’ old texts and social media posts? One of the 10 ethical dilemmas.

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The Citizen App

An app that notifies users of existing events in a particular area. (E.g. heavy traffic, ongoing crimes). One of the 10 ethical dilemmas

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Ancient Period

These advances permitted said civilizations to blossom by introducing better ways of communication, transportation, self-organization and of living in general.

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Ancient Wheel

This invention begun by Sumerians through the use of a mechanical device called potter’s wheel—a heavy flat disk made of hardened clay.

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Paper

This invention was introduced by ancient Egyptians at around 3000 BC by writing on Papyrus, a material similar to thick paper. Papyrus is made from the pith of the papyrus plant cyperus papyrus..

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Shadoof

This was an early tool invented and used by ancient

Egyptians to irrigate land. Also spelled as Shaduf which was a hand operated device utilized for lifting water.

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The Antikythera mechanism.

This was invented by the Greeks which was discovered in 1902 and was retrieved from the waters of Antikythera, Greece. This mechanism was implemented to predict astronomical positions and eclipses for calendar and astrological considerations. The same was invented by Greek scientist between 150- 100 BC.

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Aeolipile

also known as Hero’s engine, is believed to be an ancient precursor of the steam engine. It is also a steam powered engine which spun when the water container was heated.

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Middle Ages

This period is characterised by an Increase of new inventions, introduction of innovations in traditional production, and emergence of scientific thinking and method.

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Heavy Plough.

This is one of the most important technological innovations during the middle ages. Clay soil despite being more fertile than lighter types of soil, was not cultivated because of its heavy weight. Professor Thomas Bernebeck Andersen of the University of Southern Denmark succinctly describes the impact of the invention of.

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Gunpowder.

The discovery was around 850 AD, Chinese alchemists accidentally invented black powder. It is commonly used in warfare.

<p>The discovery was around 850 AD, Chinese alchemists accidentally invented black powder. It is commonly used in warfare.</p>
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Paper Money

the first known versions of ________ could be traced back to the Chinese in 17thcentury AD as an offshoot of the invention of block printing, which is similar to stamping.

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Mechanical Clocks

The development of __________paved the way for accurately keeping track of time.

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Spinning Wheel.

This is a machine used for transforming fiber into thread or yarn and eventually woven into cloth on a loom. It first appear in india mekus mekus.

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Modern Ages

A period of increased efficiency in transportation, communication and production brought about by a steady increase in world population. This is also the time when industrialization took place.

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Compound microscope.

A Dutch spectacle maker named Zacharias Jansen is credited for the invention of the first________ 1590. Together with his father Hans, Zacharias began experimenting with lenses by putting together several lenses on a tube.

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Telescope

It was Galileo Galilei who invented the _______, the single, most important technological invention in the study of astronomy during Modern Ages.

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Jacquard Loom

This is one of the most critical drivers of the revolution. Built by French weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard, the ________ simplifies textile manufacturing.

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Engine – Powered Airplane

These were invented by the Wright Brothers, Orville and Wilbur.

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Television

Was invented by the Scottish Engineer John Loggy Beird.

<p>Was invented by the Scottish Engineer John Loggy Beird. </p>
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Electronic Jeepney (e- jeepney)

Is the inventive response to criticisms to the traditional jeepney that belched smoke, directly causing air pollution which made it unsustainable and uneconomical.

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Erythromycin

This is an antibiotic out of a strain of bacterium called Streptomycin erythreus, invented by the Ilonggo Scientist Abelardo Aguilar. Probably, this is one of the most important inventions in field of medicine.

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Incubator

This was invented by world renown Filipino pediatrician and national scientist Fe Del Mundo. This device is intended to regulate body temperature of new born babies in the rural areas.

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Mole Remover

This is a local invention in 2000 that had the ability to easily remove mole and wart of the skin without any surgical procedure was invented by Rolando dela Cruz. This was made out of the extracts of cashew nuts (Annacardium occidentale), very common in the Philippines

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Banana Catsup

This is invented by a Filipino food technologist, Maria Orosa. This catsup made use of mashed banana and combined with sugar, vinegar and spices.

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