Essay on Mysteries of Science and Technology

means to be human. Imagine a world in which one can look through a catalog of possible traits while shopping for a new child; picking hair color, intelligence level, and or athletic ability. However crazy this may seem, “designer baby” is no longer a science-fiction term, but an expression that has even found its way into the dictionary. Designer baby is defined as “a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or ensure that a particular gene is…

Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” seems to be just another science fiction tale about time travel and its many dangers. It follows a man by the name of Eckels who pays a large sum of money to go back in time to catch a dinosaur. However, once he actually faces the terrifying beast, he becomes frightened and is unable to finish the hunt. During his clumsy state of cowardice, he steps on a butterfly and ultimately changes the course of history. Upon careful analysis, this story reveals a very…

We live in a time where significant change has been made through the use of technology. No area of life has been unaffected, pregnancy included. Ever since Ian Donald used sonar to see a fetus inside of the womb in the 1950s, ultrasound technology has been utilized to examine the development of fetuses (Tropp 2013, 19). When it became apparent that there was a high demand for visual imaging technologies in pregnancy the ultrasound began to emerge as a routine practice to monitor pregnancy. With…

concreteness of the judicial system during the Victorian era, her guilt would be argued for years after her sentence of guilt and thus her death. This lead to the case that the judicial system needed to be improved, as well as doctors and forensic science. In the text, when John Marshall arrived he automatically constituted Eliza’s illness was due to her eating some of the tainted dumplings in order to avoid suspicion. Prosecution at the time was generally centered around the motive and the…

My thoughts about education technology are similar to my thoughts about technology. I feel excited. I am waiting for the next big thing! What is the new technology going to do? How is it going to be used? How will it change our lives? I am part of the technological determinist camp. I do place a value on old ideologies and cringe at the idea that humans are losing something precious with our adoption of new technologies. I remember discussing with a friend in the late 90’s while we were still in…

People have a need for order, or a way to make sense of things. There is an inherent fear of a mystery or the unknown as is talked about while reviewing the Casey Anthony Trial in this audio (Ep 154: Why do, 2011). I just watched a Barbara Walters special about the JonBenet Ramsey Murder Case, where her parents were accused of killing her, on the ID…

It’s hard to imagine the world without the widespread masses of people, its profound technological innovations, and its never-ending growth of a global economy. Rewind 50 years from our current time, travel halfway across the globe, and you’ll find yourself in Taipei, Taiwan. On a bright summer day, a young boy sits between blades of grass, no older than eight or nine, and fiddles around with toy cars and model airplanes. He displays a look of nonchalance, and sighs in exasperation when he can’t…

Everyone has need to believe due to how the human brain is functioned. The part of the brain that is responsible for the belief each and every one of us have is located in the prefrontal cortex. More specific our supernatural beliefs come from the tempor.al lopes of our brain. Society and media has a great influence in our belief system. Although media and society have huge impact, our deepest beliefs are formed from family view and religion. The society has shown us big foot on the new and…

In order to fully understand the history of the lost site and lost people, Bingham and his team focused their expedition on science by using scientific collecting practices, technology, and analysis. By analyzing the remains and objects of the Incas left behind at the site and found in the various grave sites, Bingham and his team took part in strategic “grave robbing” as they collected skeletal remains…

I had always been fascinated by modern mysteries and conspiracy theories, but before this class, I had no clue what to accept and how to analyze the information that I was presented to me. I chose the topic of the Moon Landing, because it enabled me to take a second look at the conspiracy theory through a new lens of experience. To understand where this idea of a hoax originates, we need to understand what was going on before the Apollo 11 moon landing. Starting in the 1950s, America…