Social Impact of Technology - Multimedia Presentation Term: DC Spring/Summer 2016 Course Name: Social Impact of Technology Course Code: GNED 1581 Course Section: 32665

1. W I L L N A T U R A L E V O L U T I O N D E L I V E R A T K O
T O S O C I E T Y A S W E K N O W I T
Humanity VS Technology

2. Tech & Early
History
THE ONSET OF
FIRE
Controlled source of heat
and warmth
Ability to cook food and
increase types of food
eaten
Decrease in food related
sickness = improved
health
Used a weapon to keep
safe from predators
Light source to illuminate
the dark
CONSISTENTLY
REPRODUCIBLE
http://www.buildtheenterprise.org/caveman-science-committee-concludes-fire-does-not-exist
http://1000awesomethings.com/2011/02/21/304-staring-into-a-fire/

3. Tech & Early
History
THE ONSET OF THE
AGRICULTURAL
REVOLUTION
CONSISTENT SOURCE
OF FOOD SUPPLY
 Organized production of growing
food – quantity, quality and variety
 Advances in tools to enhance
peoples ability to grow and
distribute food – metal work, plows,
irrigation systems
 Transportation systems with the
invention of the wheel – opened up
more markets and connected
communities
 Development of skilled trades –
black smith, farming, retail markets
and commerce

4. I N F O R M A T I O N A G E
I N F R A S T R U C T U R E A G E
THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION

5. TECHNOLOGY TODAY
 INFORMATION AGE
 Computer Age, Digital Age or
Media Age
 IBM to Microsoft to Apple
 Computers got smaller but
more powerful
 Desktop to Laptop to
Handheld
 Internet to email to texting
to APPs
 Global access to information
beyond country barriers
 INFRASTRUCTURE AGE
 Medical Technology –
screening, imaging,
procedures and medications
 Computer driven systems in
industry – CAD, Robotics,
complex tooling
 Transportation Systems –
interconnected public
transit, autonomous cars,
flight, aerospace
 Communications – Satellites,
satellite imagery
 Advanced training and
education

6. The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
PERIOD OF GLOBAL
WARMING
IMBALANCE OF THE PROS
AND CONS
 During the technological eras,
technology development only
considered society and financial
benefits – very narrow scope
 No focus on the environment, wildlife
or preservation of life outside of the
human species
 Driven by monetary gains and potential
profits – health of the bottom line
 Increased pollution, uncontrolled toxic
emissions, electronic waste, toxic waste
– non biodegradable garbage
 Little regard for pollution control or
clean technology – no thought for the
future as long as the $$$ rolls in
 Minimal understanding of health
impact on people, wildlife, nature and
earth

7.  Technology is starting to evolve
into Green Technology
 technology is one that has a
"green" purpose - the long and
short term impact an invention
has on the environment
 Green inventions are
environmentally friendly
inventions that often involve:
energy efficiency, recycling, safety
and health concerns, renewable
resources, and more
The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WHERE WE ARE
TODAY
REBALANCED FOCUS
http://inventors.about.com/od/greeninventions/p/green_invention.htm

8.  Without going green the earth will
continually be damaged
 Oceans and bodies of water plus
their inhabitants will continue to die
 Polar ice caps will disappear
 Species will continue to die off
 Climate will continue to change
 Earth will become one big barren
landfill
 Looking for sustainable ways to
inhabit and expand to other parts of
the universe
The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WHERE WE ARE
TODAY
REBALANCED FOCUS
http://theconversation.com/un-produces-another-boring-global-environmental-warning-world-continues-not-caring-7562

9.  Another destructive path running
parallel to global warming –
scientific advancements
 Nuclear technology left over from
the Cold War, Nuclear Energy is
now available globally
 Nuclear Science became a point of
potential global destruction
 No longer is it limited to the Super
Powers; now in use within
developing countries and politically
unstable countries
 End of the World through nuclear
annihilation???
The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WHERE WE ARE
TODAY
REBALANCED FOCUS

10.  Advancements in Robotics has
replaced the need for humans to
work in some industries;
 Automotive, skilled trades, service
industry and family farming
 Development of artificial intelligent
 Development of genetically altered
foods, plants and animals
 Sustaining life past natural causes
because they can
 Evolving diseases – repetitive strain
disorders & the emerging ‘sitting
disease’
The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WHERE WE ARE
TODAY
QUANTITY VS
QUALITY
http://travesco.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Negative-Effects-of-Technology.jpg

11.  Technology is replacing the need to think,
move and have social interactions
 For every technological development
considered a step forward has
repercussions that may be known or evolve
over time
 As long as there is money to be made new
technologies will be developed while
current systems are abandoned.
 Space trash left in the atmosphere or on the
moon etc
 Plastics & Garbage dumped at sea
 Created a society of perceived anonymity –
people hide behind their technology
 Behave in ways they wouldn’t in public
 Bully, participate in mass cyber bashing
 False sense of superiority
The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WHERE WE ARE
TODAY
OPIATE OF THE
MASSES
http://www.edudemic.com/the-4-negative-side-effects-of-technology/

12. The
Cumulative
Impact of
Technology
WE ARE AT A FORK IN THE
ROAD
IS TECHNOLOGY GOING TO
EVOLVE INTO USING IT TO
SUSTAIN AND SUPPORT LIFE AS
WE KNOW IT...
OR
IS TECHNOLOGY GOING TO
EVOLVE AND STEAMROLL OVER
LIVE AS WE KNOW IT
DESTROYING ALL THAT IS IN
ITS PATH ...
OR
IS TECHNOLOGY GOING TO
EVOLVE , RESPECT THE WORLD
AND WALK ALONG SIDE US
http://www.ideastap.com/People/kieranhaddock/Blog/cf519618-8a0b-4670-a9db-a3cc011f7a1c