Technology and Society
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Course Introduction
Technology and Society explores the dynamic interplay between technological advancement and social development, examining how innovations shape and are shaped by cultural, economic, political, and ethical forces. Students will analyze historical and contemporary case studies to understand the impact of technology on issues such as communication, privacy, labor, equity, and the environment. The course encourages critical reflection on both the opportunities and challenges presented by emerging technologies, fostering a deeper awareness of their influence on individual lives and broader societal structures.
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Society Ethics and Technology 5th Edition by Morton Winston
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Chapter 1: History
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Q1) What was the key machine in Mahatma Ghandi's ideal world?
A) The clock
B) The sewing machine
C) The spindle machine
D) The spinning wheel
Answer: D
Q2) When was the first telegraph line built?
A) 1786
B) 1820
C) 1843
D) 1876
Answer: C
Q3) When did America transition from a pre-industrial society into the industrial age?
A) In 1776
B) In 1812
C) Before the Revolution
D) After the Civil War
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Society
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Q1) Who perfected an electric generator in 1831?
A) Nikola Tesla
B) Michael Faraday
C) Thomas Edison
D) Alexander Graham Bell
Answer: B
Q2) Who developed the seven key "sites of power"?
A) Habermas
B) Held
C) Kuhn
D) Dyer
Answer: B
Q3) Who distinguished between technical rationality and substantive rationality?
A) Marcuse
B) Giddens
C) Uffrey
D) Habermas
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Ethics
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Q1) According to Johnson and Powers,which era are we living in?
A) The Jurassic
B) The Technocene
C) The Anthropocene
D) The Anodyne
Answer: C
Q2) What have received the most attention as the best candidates for non-human moral agency?
A) Computers
B) Apes
C) Dolphins
D) Trees
Answer: A
Q3) Who described the "accordion effect"?
A) Rawls
B) Powers
C) Kant
D) Feinberg
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Security Surveillance
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Q1) Who or what killed TIPS?
A) Congress
B) Homeland Security
C) The Patriot Act
D) Media outrage
Q2) How many aircraft carriers does the United States have?
A) 12
B) 13
C) 24
D) 9
Q3) How much does the Teal Group estimate the aerial drone industry will be worth per year over the next decade?
A) $100 billion
B) $11.3 billion
C) $111.3 billion
D) $100 million
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Chapter 5: Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
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Q1) What program created a human-like thinking machine that competed on Jeopardy?
A) IBM's Watson
B) The Moshe Dayan Project
C) IBM's Deep Blue
D) The Justin Bernbach Project
Q2) Which chess champion did Deep Blue defeat?
A) Garry Kasparov
B) Isaac Asimov
C) Bobby Fisher
D) Gibson Praise
Q3) The Euron Roboethics Altier,Ethicbots,and Coordination Action for Robotics in Europe are three projects that?
A) Plan for a potential future clash of human and robotic culture
B) Consider how to integrate robots into future society
C) Identify and analyze technoethical issues in robotics
D) Determine the profitability of pursuing developments in advanced robotics
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Chapter 6: Nanotechnology
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Q1) At what point does Kurzweil anticipate nonbiological intelligence will definitely surpass biological intelligence?
A) 2050
B) 2015
C) 2100
D) 2233
Q2) What is the name of the potential nanotechnological weapon,primarily for spying,being considered by the US Department of Defense?
A) Smart dust
B) Decepticons
C) Nanobombs
D) Smart sand
Q3) What is the most cost-effective way to ensure certain nanotechnology scales up is via what?
A) Self-immolation
B) Self-deprecation
C) Self-esteem
D) Self-replication
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Chapter 7: Inernet & Social Media
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Q1) Al Franken feels what concept is a prerequisite to Internet freedom?
A) Wireless Internet technology
B) Net neutrality
C) Free Internet
D) Liberal democracy
Q2) What science-fiction film featured an artificially intelligent supercomputer named HAL that malfunctions?
A) The Matrix
B) Star Trek
C) Inception
D) 2001: A Space Odyssey
Q3) Which two German magazines' apps did Apple censor in 2010 because of displays of nudity?
A) Bidlt and Der Spiegel
B) Der Spiegel and Stern
C) Bildt and Stern
D) Stern and Focus
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Chapter 8: Biotech and Genetic Engineering
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Q1) As of November 2001,how many countries had banned reproductive cloning?
A) 24
B) 23
C) 1
D) 12
Q2) What value is appealed to by those who oppose cloning on the grounds that it violates a child's right to an open future?
A) Well-being
B) Fairness
C) Autonomy
D) Humanity
Q3) What is Bokanovskification?
A) A fictious form of reproduction
B) A type of sedation
C) A decentered approach to computing
D) The first stage of nuclear transfer cloning
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Chapter 9: Population, environment, Climate Change
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Q1) Who wrote The Lexus and the Olive Tree?
A) Robert W. Kates
B) Milton Friedman
C) Tom W. Burl
D) Tom Friedman
Q2) What is the ambient average temperature on Earth?
A) 420°C
B) 14.6°C
C) 50°C
D) -50°C
Q3) Which tree does Robert W.Kates focus on in his article in this volume?
A) Olive
B) Oak
C) Neem
D) Maple
Q4) How many nuclear power plants are active around the world today?
A) 405
B) 355
C) 435
D) 315
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