Category: Effects of Technology

Science fiction texts use futuristic conventions to explore fictional futures that work together to generate a commentary on the present. The film Gattaca (1997) directed by Andrew Niccol and short story Movement (2012) by Nancy Fulda both explore the detriments of technology that contribute to identity loss in fictional futures, focusing heavily on perfection rather…

What is Robotics? How does robotics work? Will Robotics technology actually be able to take over the future of technology? Robotics is the Technology that involves the design, maintenance, and use of robots. According to https://careers.stateuniversity.com, “Robots are directed by microprocessors, which are tiny computers that are installed in these machines. Why were robots created?…

Many people in today’s society are consumed by the constant technological advancements; however, these advancements do not always have positive effects. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury highlights a dystopian society in which technological advancements have caused their society to go downhill. Bradbury’s concern on technology is coming true universally with many being addicted, constantly distracted,…

Have you ever thought about what your smartphone has done to you? Smartphones are addictive, and a popular technology commonly used by most of the population. In the article ‘Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation’, Jean Twenge discusses how smartphones are causing troubling issues among the new generation. Twenge, in fact, gives insight to the readers…

Over the years, humans have become more and more captivated in space exploration. Ever since it was discovered that it was possible to send humans to space (in 1961 using the Vostok 1), scientists have been engaged in constructing new technology that will assist in transporting humans onto another planet. However, there are many problems…

Science fiction is a genre of speculative fiction that typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. The short film Slaughterbots portrays a not so distant future where multitudes of miniature automatons kill a huge number of individuals for their political…

In the 1920 the partnership between the National Research Council and Science service signaled the start that radio could be a dignified way to popularize science and for achieving positive publicity for all science. Science Service continued to be involved in radio production for the next forty years, essentially functioning as the scientific establishment’s sanctioned…

Abstract This project aims to explore the overall importance of space exploration in today’s world and society that has been growing more and more curious every decade that passes and what potential benefits it can offer but also what costs this exploration can have. These benefits could range from medical research using the useful aspect…

Technology should be limited Technology yields purpose in society but its use should be limited. The time spent by people behind screens shows a remarkable height. According to a study done by the Council for Research Excellence, the average adult in the United States now spends roughly 8.5 hours a day looking at screens. That…

Rationale Land based telescopes are better than Space telescopes mostly due to their physical size. Large land based telescopes gather a vast amount of light with their large mirrors and they can be used to survey substantial portions of the night sky. Whereas space telescopes are smaller in size and work with large land-based observatories…