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Question for discussion in this week,

1.     What do you know about these issues - and what solutions are there?
a.     Global warming - the greenhouse effect.

Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases. Green house gases make the temperature of the  world become higher and higher.

b.     Damage to the ozone layer

Greenhouse gases are reducing ozone's ultraviolet radiation-absorbing capacity.
c.     Pollution. (How many types can you think of?)

air pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, land pollution.

d.     Acid rain.

precipitation with acidic components

e.     Deforestation.

It refers to permanent removal of trees to make room for something besides forest

f.      Desertification.

land degradation in drylands

2.     What should we "conserve" when we consider conservation issues? Only plants and animals, or should we seek to conserve human activities and traditions as well?

Yes, just like some national minority. We should conserve their traditional and protect their liviing environment

3.     Packaging uses a lot of energy. What ways can you think of to reduce the amount of packaging used?

Bring your own lunchbox, don't use so many plastic bags. Less decoractions for presents.

4.     What little things do you think you could do to help protect the environment?

Save energy. Close the tap when brushing the teeth. Don't always turn on all the light.

5.     What is the sustainable development goals from the United Nation?

Including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice

6.     How Technology can help for the GOALS?

7.     Look at the following list of things which could help the environment. Work with the class or a partner to establish which are very important, which are good ideas and which are irrelevant. Then say which ones you do or don't do and explain why.
a.     Turn off the tap when you brush your teeth.

Yes, saving water.

b.     Turn off your computer when you are not using it.

Yes, saving the electricity.

c.     Turn down the thermostat or air conditioning at home.

Yes, using less electricity.

d.     Don't buy bottled water.

Yes, reduce the waste of plastic.

e.     Use public transport whenever you can.

Yes, reduce the emission of greenhose gases.

f.      Recycle everything you can.

Yes.

g.     Don't buy products with excess packaging.

Yes, reduce the waste.

h.     Turn off the lights when you leave a room.

Yes, reducing the electricity.

i.      Obey the speed limits when driving.
No. Seems not helping the environment.

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Question for discussion in this week,

1.     Do you use the Internet?  Yes

2.     What Internet services do you use?
Searching , Entertainment, Online shopping

3.     Do you feel any addiction to the Internet?
Yes

4.     How much do you spend on the Internet a month?
Most of the time

5.     How did the Internet influence such things as communication, correspondence, access to information?
More easy to get the information and people can communicate by face to face like Skype and Facetime. No longer restricted by distance or technology.

6.     Do you think that the Internet is the good or the evil?
Both.Depends on how to use it

7.     What are some of the ways the Internet can be used for education?
Like the discovery channel. People can learn from some educational video. And people can search for more information on the internet.

8.     What problems does the Internet create? What problems does it solve?
Like the hacker. The personal data may steal by others.
Internet may people's life more convenience and efficient. For example, you can reserve the resterant by the internet.

9.     How can Internet apply to help in your field of study?
Collecting the opinion and suggestions from the customer. Allow people  to check-in and buy their tickects online.

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Question for discussion in this week, 1. Please read the following article:https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/02/200220141748.htmThis is a good example of how technology can help on developing other technology, can you think of any other examples?

The face recognition system. For example, nowadays, more mobile develop company will apply this technology to their products.

2. Big data is a very popular topic in the recent years, can you think of any application can be improved by using big data?

The mobile apps. They can understand more about the needs of the customer and make improvement

Use iwatch as an example, it will collect your personal health data. Then do some analysis based on the data.

3. What is the impact of big data related to your field of study?
Provide safer flight.
Provide better customer services. By using the big data, knowing what are customer focus on and then make effort on that criteria.
4. Can you think of any negative impact of big data?
About the privacy and security.  The stalker may get our personal information or even password.
On society, for instance, bank and insurance companies track the payment history of customers and accordingly reduce or increase their credit limit.

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1. What’s the optimistic case on Climate Change? What’s the worst case?
Global warming , rising sea level. The environment of earth may not suitable for human to live in the future.
2. Will reducing meat in my diet really help the climate?
Yes, this will reduch the release of greenhouse gases.
3. Is there anything we can do about climate change?
Reduce the waste and save energy. Eat more vegetables insted of meat.Planting.
4. Is crazy weather tied to climate change?
Yes, i think so. For example like the super typhoon and the frequent hot waves.
5. Will a technology breakthrough help us in climate change?
Maybe. Just like the renewable energy.
6. Why do people question the science of climate change?
Because they arel ooking at the cherry-picking data, focusing on short-term blips in the temperature instead of long term trends.
7. Will anyone benefit from global warming? Yes. Those countries with frozen hinterlands. As they may grow more crops.
8. How does agriculture affect climate change?
The demand of meat are high. Which means the cultivation industry will produce lots of greenhouse gases and fasten global warming.

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1. What famous inventors do you know?
Steve jobs , Alexander Graham Bell
a. What were their inventions? Ipod, Ipad,  telephone

1. Do you know anything about the inventions of Leonardo da Vinci?

Barreled cannon, Anemometer, Revolving bridge

1. How did the invention of television change people's life?

Entertainment,  make us know more about the world , online shopping, education

a. Do you think it is a useful invention?  Yes

1. What is the role of television in your life?

Entertainment

1. How often do you watch it?

Once a week

1. How will computers change in the future?

Bigger screen, more easy to carry, faster , screen touch

1. How will cellphones change in the future?

Stretchable phone, holographic displays , eco-friendly

1. Search for ISAAC ASIMOV from the Internet, what did he do?

American writer and professor of biochemistry . He wrote hard science fiction

1. Canyouthinkofmoviesthathaverobotsinthem?

I,robots

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