As a technology, it is called multimedia. ... What will society look like under the evolving institutions of interactive multimedia technologies? ... These companies started with simple games, but as technology increased, it began to open up new doors. ... As this technology increases, it will give way to a form that is known as virtual reality. ... The key technology in future education is interactive multimedia. ...
Interestingly, Kubler-Ross calls attention to American society's increasingly depersonalized approach to the aging and dying, and notices that our reliance on technology and machines is "our desperate attempt to deny the impending death which is so frightening and discomforting to us- to ultimately avoid "[reminding] us once more of our lack of omnipotence, our own limits and failures, and our own mortality- (Kubler-Ross 23). ... Though technology is already keeping people alive who otherwise would have died with little debate, the rising trend of cryonics is perhaps the next big step fo...
Indeed, well into the twentieth century much of the pharmacology of scientific medicine was derived from the herbal lore of native peoples. ... Critics say a definitive scientific answer must await well-designed experiments involving many patients. ... Acupuncture Acupuncture is an example of a therapy once considered bizarre which has some scientific basis. ...
For years, clones have been the subject of popular fiction, but the technology was lacking. ... They change with the nature of the economy and technology, as well as with fashion. ... With the rise of industrialism and later high technology, brainpower became more valuable. ...
Lastly in his essay Havel states, "Perhaps our lack of responsibility for the planet is only the logical consequence of the modern conception of the universe as a complex of phenomena controlled by certain scientifically identifiable laws, formulated for God-know what purpose. The science and technology that we have in today's age is not only a helper it is also a destroyer. ...
These industries did provide awesome technology, productivity, and created many consumer goods; but also continued to cause overproduction, monopolies, labor strife, and spoiled natural resources; while also enraging American citizens. ... "Social Darwinism provided a seemingly scientific rationale with which to oppose governmental interference in social and economic affairs." ...
A new school voucher program that would use government funding to subsidize private school education is an issue that is taking America's public education system by storm. The controversy over school vouchers covers a wide array of arguments, from constitutional freedom to economic theories. Pre...
The Progressive Era is particularly marked by the conjunction of scientific knowledge and traditional values. It is a period when science and technology were thought capable of providing for the material wants of all and that the issue of social justice could be resolved through knowledge. ...
