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How do changes brought about by technology affect cultural beliefs?

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To what extent are we willing to go for scientific knowledge?

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Will technology ever evolve towards a point wherein a machine can truly be self-conscious? If so, is it then possible for humans to be considered ‘obsolete’ one day?

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Humanity uses many technologies that were either meant for some other purpose or discovered by accident. Viagra, for example, was originally meant to be a treatment for hypertension. Play-doh was originally meant to be a wallpaper cleaner.

This begs the question: how much of modern technology in our daily lives was discovered by accident or originally meant for something else?

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How well will Philippine society cope with the changes technology will bring in the near future?

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Given today's Philippine societal context, do you think science and technology help improve the quality of life, or actually worsen it?

Photos taken from:
http://slefty.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/DSCF0062_54_990x660.jpg

http://getrealphilippines.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/poverty-manila.jpg

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Last November 2017, Sanofi Pasteur disclosed that analysis of new clinical data showed that Dengvaxia poses great risk for patients with no prior dengue infection. This has led to a firestorm of criticism from doctors, scientists, lawmakers and the general public. One lasting effect of this controversy will be a general distrust in vaccines, which could impede the delivery of life-saving medical care to those who need it most - children.

Thus we ask the question: How do we restore trust in vaccines? And in general, how do we restore trust in science in a post-truth era?

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Given the prevailing modernization and innovation of science and technology, why do social classes such as extreme poverty still exist?

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Does morality stand in the way of technological progress?

Link (image): http://www.aimt.edu.in/morality-technology-interesting-read-mr-r-s-mishra/morality-and-technology/

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Given the granting of citizenship to a robot, how does this reflect our reliability on technology? Is it done to benefit humankind?

[The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia recently granted citizenship to an AI robot.]

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How has new technology (e.g. social media) positively and negatively affected human ethics?

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What happens when human rights hinder scientific advancements?"

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Given that the growth of technology is exponential, is there a peak to the advancements in our technology? If so, if ever it is even possible for humanity to even reach that point, what other things can/will we work on?

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To what extent should we consider the different cultures and opinions in deciding whether or not a certain technology should be utilized and developed?

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Where do we draw the line between ethical and unethical scientific research?

[Context: a lot of progressive research (that has helped a lot of people!) can be considered unethical.]

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How does ethics affect the pace of technological advancements?
(Naval, Sadaya, Bongon, Labayog, Ignacio)'

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Is technology bringing us together, or pulling us further apart?

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Will the Catholic church and other religions allow adjustment of customs to accept the practice of cryonics (freezing the body until future advancements in medication) and other "death-defying" technologies?

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Has technology hindered or enhanced human development?

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Are technological advancements beneficial to the development of society? Or are they actually detrimental?

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To what extent does technology determine our reality and who we are as people, and where should we draw the line on our dependence on it?

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Given the different technological advancements and the rate at which they are continuing to develop, what are the best possible ways that the society may benefit/continue to benefit from science with regards to the different global issues the world is currently experiencing?

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The PH Government and Science and Technology (Group 35)

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The PH Government and Science and Technology (Group 35)

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"In the last 10 years, how did the PH government promote Science and Technology and its importance?"

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Should the developed countries shoulder more of the responsibilities for the environmental consequences such as climate change brought upon by industrial progress? If yes, how?

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How has science and technology affected the human experience? Does it make us better or worse?

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Did the creative and artistic outputs such as films, paintings, sculptures, and the like have any impact to the historic scientific and technological innovations? Do the creative and artistic fields have any affect at all on science and technology?

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How does social media affect society's ability to seek out the truth?

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The Limits and Repercussions of Science and Technology

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The Limits and Repercussions of Science and Technology

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Will the public be able to grasp the limits of science and technology given that its abuse and misuse could entail harm and unsustainability? -Group 10

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What is my role in the development of science and technology and how much can I influence change to happen?

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Science and technology as a platform for an ideal society

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Science and technology as a platform for an ideal society

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How can science and technology serve as platforms or foundations for discourse and change in the ideal Philippine society? - group 9

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How do our moral and ethical principles hinder the development of science and technology?
- Group 18

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Is the creative science and technology process used by developed countries, applicable to the Philippine setting? To what extent? How much of the foreign system would have to be changed to suit the local culture?

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Digital media is defined as media, whether images, videos, audio, or web pages, that can be read by computers. Unlike print media, which is only seen in physical copies, digital media is stored as machine-readable data that is processed by the computer to be displayed. It forms the basis of online art galleries, video players, and blogs like this one. Despite the obvious conveniences that digital media offers, not many understand its full impact on the creators of such media. Indeed, this relatively recent development in history has transformed the way artists present their work.

The Digital Revolution

Imagine yourself in the early 20th century. Although primitive computers have already been invented, they're bland and tasteless: Space-consuming tangles of wire that only possess the capabilities of a simple modern calculator. Displaying colorful, high-definition images on the screen is out of the question, and don't even mention the existence of online videos; the only sounds the computers can make are beeps of frustration over their simple functions.

But fast forward in time, and this all changes. In 1945, Vannevar Bush - an engineer - describes in the Atlantic Monthly the advantages of a machine that could collect complex data, process lengthy functions, and store detailed information, thus easing the communication of data between individuals. In 1948, the first programmable computer is created, and its capabilities of processing binary code pave the way for binary-encoded digital media. And finally, a few years later, humanity has entered the digital revolution: an era of increasing digital storage and processing capacities, including the introduction of digital media.

The Information Age

Our current time in human history is a digital era - sometimes referred to as "paperless." Data is now stored as billions of "1"s and "0"s in the computer and transmitted electronically. This development has allowed us to group information into a single accessible place: the Internet. No longer is it necessary to rustle through hundreds of pages to find an entry on "Hydropsy" in a specialized print encyclopedia; a click on your search bar and a few strokes of the keyboard can do the trick with much less hassle. It's no wonder that our era has been nicknamed the " Information Age."

Of course, the Information Age does not just apply to written information; the rise of digital mass media is also associated with our era. Colorful images? Check. Hour-long videos? Not a problem. These are all just a click of the "Search" button away. Do these changes affect individual artists in any way? Absolutely; not just individual artists, in fact, but whole industries as well.

The Impact

While the Information Age has certainly made searching for information more convenient, it has also been a negative impact on certain industries, particularly those that thrived with print media and analog devices - ones that did not use modern coding methods to process information. In particular, the journalism and movie industries were pushed to make the change from print and analog to digital. Printed newspapers were replaced by online news stations; analog cameras were discarded and digital ones took their place. The cost of doing so was high, and some companies could not survive the change.

One of the most prominent issues that comes with mass media is the debate over who owns which piece of it. The increased ease of sharing and modifying digital media has led to difficulty in protecting copyrighted work, resulting in some individuals using art without credit to the artist or even claiming others' work as their own. Many artists find this issue very vexing, especially those who rely on creating artwork for basic income; if their work ends up pasted all over the Internet and can be accessed for free, they could have a hard time maintaining the profit they should be making - or, worse, making any profit at all.

The Individual: What can you do?

So artists might post their digital media online only to risk it getting used without permission or credit. What can they do about it?

Some artists have embraced the opportunity to circulate their art throughout the Internet. They choose to post their digital media under open source licenses, such as the Creative Commons license, which provides them with better control over what conditions their art is distributed. However, others prefer to keep their art clearly theirs. If you are an artist wishing to limit free usage of your art, the best course of action would be to leave watermarks and signatures on your art. When possible, attach a note in the post's caption or description asking others not to use the art without permission.

Even after you have done so, be sure to remain vigilant; if you see anybody claiming ownership of your or your friends' artwork, do not be afraid to speak up or remove your art entirely. Others may also use your art for commercial purposes without permission; for those fearing the resulting legal issues, there's always the option of sending your art to yourself in a date-stamped package before others can repost it as their own. That way, you will have proof that you are the original artist of the work.

And for those who enjoy viewing and sharing art from the Internet, remember that theft prevention is a two-way street. If you find a gorgeous piece of artwork online that you just have to show your friends, there are two things you need to do first: 1) Ask the artist for permission, and 2) If you are granted permission, be sure to credit that artist clearly and/or add a link to the artist's web page. Do not, in any case, use art from online without permission or credit. If you cannot identify the original artist, simply do not use the art at all.

As the Information Age and digital media come to dominate society, the choice to fear or embrace the changes grows more urgent. However, if an effort is made to raise awareness among both media creators and media collectors, we can all learn to more thoroughly enjoy the benefits of this era. It is individual actions that ultimately determine the success - or failure - of sharing digital media online.
Sources & Further Reading: http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1945/07/as-we-may-think/303881/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computing-history/ http://creativecommons.org/ http://endlessforest.org/community/art-theftwhat-it-and-how-we-can-prevent-it

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Digital Media and its Impact on the Artist

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Digital Media: What is it? Digital media is defined as media, whether images, videos, audio, or web pages, that can be read by computers. Unlike print media, which is only seen in physical copies, digital media is stored as machine-readable data that is processed by the computer to be displayed.

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Has the curated Facebook/Twitter feed positively or negatively affected political awareness and discourse? - Group 20

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Who sets and polices the moral standards in the use of technology? (...and/or how should we set these standards?)

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What possible negative effects can continuously advancing technology, like artificial intelligence, have on our daily lives in the future?

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Is a society's progress measured by the advancement of its technology