302 unit3 med-bio
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This slidecast covers content from Unit 3 of the Technology Systems in Societies course at BGSU.TRANSCRIPT
Unit 3 information• Connections between Science & Technology• Diffusion of Technology• Environmental Problems with Application of
Technology• Medical & Biological Technologies
Medical & Biological Tech.• “Most would admit improvements in medical
technologies have made our lives better” (118)
• Yet, technological advance is “never an unmixed blessing” (118)
Medical & Biological Tech., cont.• “Instead of accepting sickness or death …we
increasingly expect that cures will be found, and that they will be made available when we need them.” (119)
• “As a result, medical advances and their associated costs have the potential to expand without limit”, based on supply & demand (119)
Unnecessary
Unsafe
Unkind
Unwise
Appropriate Technologies• While useful, “it may be very difficult to
determine which of these categories applies to particular cases” (120)
• Dialysis “generated a host of non-medical problems” (121)
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How doyou choose?
WhatCriteria?
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HalfwayTechnologies
GeneticScreening
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