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SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY EMILY BRETT APRIL 8 th 2013 JORDAN G. & ERIK P. Technology is so much fun but we can drown in technology, the fog of information can drive out knowledgeDaniel J. Boorstin

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SOCIAL IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGYEMILY BRETTAPRIL 8th 2013JORDAN G. & ERIK P.

“Technology is so much fun but

we can drown in technology,

the fog of information can

drive out knowledge”Daniel J. Boorstin

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technology is the talk of this generation growing at lightning fast rates, yet slowly destroying us at the same time. almost every individual posses a unique piece of technology and almost every individual is contributing to the destruction of our beautiful world.

DANGEROUS TECHNOLOGIES INCLUDE…

→AUTOMOBILE→NUCLEAR POWER→ROBOTS/MACHINES→COMPUTER VIRUS →GENETIC ENGINEERING→SPACE JUNK

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● the automobile can be argued as one of the greatest inventions of all time, it allows transportation and gets us from point A to point B at ease.

● the problem that arises however, is that the fossil fuels used to do such task is hurting our environment and health drastically.

● with the population growing the number of automobiles is increasing and this is causing CO2 levels to skyrocket.

● this causes harm to our planet by trapping heat inside our planet and continuously warming it, thus causing most organic life forms to die .

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▪ Big Rigs idle for 28 hours per week burning 1500 gallons of fuel per year.

▪70% of air pollution in china are from cars.

▪ CO2 emissions from America car and trucks alone is 1 million tons per day.

▪About 80 people per day are killed in America due to car pollutants.

▪Car exhaust is directly linked to asthma, bronchitis, and other health hazards. ▪Over 2.3 million tons of lead from lead acid batteries is now on the roads.

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WHAT IF THE CHERNOBLY DIESASTER HAPPENS ALL OVER AGAIN?

AS THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO CONSIDER CREATING MORE NUCLEAR POWER STATIONS TO HELP SOLVE ENERGY SHORTAGES THE SAFETY OF SOCEITY & THE WORLD IS QUESTIONED…

CONCERNS INCLUDE-● SAFETY OF THE FACILITIES & WORKERS/NEARBY CITIZENS ● ENVIROMENTAL IMPACT IN DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE● POTENTIAL TARGET OF TERROIST ORGANIZATIONS● CREATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR MASS DESTRUCTION

● Nuclear Power can wipe out an entire city and infect millions if one small accident occurs.

● Nuclear Power technology enables nuclear weapons which can cause mass destruction!

● Near the end of WWII USA used a Nuclear Fission Bomb code named “little boy” over a Japanese city killing 200,000+ people!

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AS TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO ADVANCE ROBOTS AND MACHINES ARE CONTIUOUSLY TAKING OVER. THE MORE ADVANCED TECHNOLGY

BECOMES THE MORE TASKS THESE DEVICES CAN DO.

CONCERNS INCLUDE-● ROBOTS TAKING OVER AND BEING SO INTELLEGIANT THEY RUN THE WORLD. ● MACHINES DO ALL THE JOBS.● MACHINE INTELLIGIANCE BECOMES THE SUPPIROR FORCE.● LOSS OF INCOME FOR MILLIONS OF WORKERS IN A LARGE SECTOR.

● ROBOTS MAY SEE HUMANS AS IRRALAVENT THUS WIPING US OUT.

● ROBOTS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE NEW “BIG THING” AND A HOUSEHOLD ITEM IN 2020.

● MACHINES CAN DO EVERYTHING HUMANS CAN BUT FASTER AND MORE ECONOMICALLY = NO NEED FOR HUMANS!

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WHAT IF A VIRUS INFECTS ALL OUR COMPUTERS AND SYSTEMS?

If the “super worm” spread itself into the approximately 9 million computers around the world, mass chaos and disorder would erupt

sending us back to the 1970’s with global riots.

● COMPUTERS NOW OPPERATE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, HYDRO ELECTRIC DAMS, OIL PIPLINES & TANKERS.

WITHOUT THEM THESE DEVICES WOULD FAIL!

CAUSING MAJOR TRADGETIES.

● THEY OPERATE MISSILES AND SPACESTATIONS IN THE SKY. COMMUNICATION TOOL TO LINK COUNTRIES

THIS WOULD LEAVE POSSIBLE THREATS IN THE

AIR AND NO TALK BETWEEN POLITICAL FIGURES IN MAJOR COUNTRIES.

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SINCE TECHNOLOGY HAS INCREASED OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS, COMPUTERS ARE NOW

HANDHELD SIZES IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE CALLED SMARTPHONES.

● OVER ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN THE WORLD HAVE SMART PHONES.

● SMART PHONES CAN BE USED AS TIMERS AND TRIGGER DEVICES AS WELL AS JAMMERS FOR MANY OTHER DEVICES.

● WITH THE EASE BEING SO PORTABLE THEY CAN CAPTURE PICTURES AND SEND VITAL INFORMATION INSTANTANOUSLY.

● THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY HAS LED TO MANY NEW LAWS/REGULATIONS FOR PRIVACY AND OVERAL SAFETY TO THE PUBLIC!

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GENETIC ENGINEERING IS THE PROCESS OF TECHNOLOGY THAT IS USED TO TRANSFER GENES ACROSS SPECIES BOUNDARIES IN

ORDER TO CHANGE THE GENETIC MAKEUP OF CELLS

● THROUGH GENETIC ENGINEERING ORGASIMS ARE GIVEN NEW COMBINATIONS OF GENES – THEREFORE ALSO NEW COMBANATION OF TRAITS.

● PLANTS CAN BECOME INVINSIBLE, OR TOXIC.

● ANIMALS CAN CHANGE SIZE, SHAPE, COLOUR, STRENGTH & MOOD.

LONG TERM HEALTH EFFECTS OF GENETICALLY

MODIFIED FOODS ARE

UNKNOWN.

UNKNOWN CREATIONS OF BIOLOGICAL

WEAPONS/VIRUSES COULD WIPE OUT HUMANITY!

COULD LEAD TO DANGEOUS MUTATIONS. ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN AND CRAZY TURN OF EVENTS ARE POSSIBLE.

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THROUGH TECHNOLOGY IT HAS ALREADY ALLOWED US TO UTILIZE SPACE AND CREATE ANOTHER DELIMA WHICH COULD

THREATEN NOT ONLY THE ENVIROMENT BUT ALSO THE WORLD.

● SPACE JUNK IS ABANDONED SATELLITES, ROCKETS, DEBRIS, PAINT CHIPS, SPRINGS & BOLTS.

● ESTIMATING ALREADY UP TO ONE MILLION PIECES, THESE FAST MOVING OBJECTS CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.

● SPACE JUNK LEAVING ORBIT AND COMING TO EARTH.

● COLLIDING WITH ROCKETS AND SPACE STATIONS.

● ENVIROMENTAL EFFECTS.

TRAVELING AT LIGHTNING FAST SPEEDS WHILE

ENTERING EARTH/MAJOR CITIES

DAMANGE PRE-EXISTING BILLION DOLLAR SPACE

EQUIPMENT

DESTROYING THE ATMOSPHERE AND

CAUSING UNWANTED DENSITY

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EVERYONE LOVES TECHNOLOGY AND IT HAS WITHOUT A DOUBT HELPED MAKE MANY TASKS WE FACE ON A DAILY BASIS MUCH

MORE SIMPLE. THE PROBLEM WE FACE IS WHEN SUCH TECHNOLOGIES ARE ABUSED OR MISUSED CAUSING

DISASTER, CHAOS AND LIFE THREATNING SCENARIOS.

● ROBOTS & MACHINES-

● NUCLEAR POWER-

● AUTOMOBILES-to many cars, vans and trucks on the

roads have caused high levels of CO2, polluted our air and used

significant amounts of our limited fossil fuels.

nuclear power is very dangerous and toxic if misused. (Chernobyl) and allows

nuclear weapons/warfare which can wipe out a whole city.

as technology continues to increase and robots become more of a house hold items

they will take over our human traits and make us unneeded/unwanted. machines will do are

work and robots will take over.

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● COMPUTERVIRUSES-

● GENETIC ENGINEERING-

● SPACE JUNK-

computers have become our main source of communication and storage of critical

documents/information. if a major worm virus was to overtake all the computers chaos would

erupt, communication would be lost and documents would be no existent.

mistakes are too common and messing with genes and cells is just looking for disaster. with genetic engineering a new technology mutants will be

created and health problems will arise.

space is accessible and now we have destroyed it. debris is flying and soon enough will be travelling to earth at incredible speeds not only destroying

our environment but also mankind.

OVER THE COURSE OF THIS PRESENTATION I HOPE YOU WERE ENLIGHTENED ON THE REAL DANGERS OF TECHNOLOGY. WE ALL LOVE THESE FLASHY

DEVICES AND TAKE MOST FOR GRANTED BUT AS SOON AS WE START TO ABUSE THEM WE WILL PAY THE PRICE!

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WORKS CITED

• "10 Ways Technology Could Destroy the World." Rise of the Machines. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2013.

• "Quotes About Technology." (309 Quotes). N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2013.

• "Statistics and Data." - Transport Canada. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2013.

• "Will Computers & New Technology Destroy the Earth?" Will Computers & New Technology Destroy the Earth? N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2013.