answer
the discussion with around 200 words in 35 hours
Which
of the five emerging technologies discussed in Module 8 (nanotechnology,
biotechnology, robotics, information and communication technologies, or applied
cognitive science) do you think will have the most profound impact on social
and environmental systems over the next 30 years and why?
Please
support your response with a reference to an article, an academic study, or
some other comparable source.
then
reply to these two discussions with 100 words :
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Out of the five emerging technologies discussed in module 8, I
think that applied cognitive science will have the most profound impact on
social and environmental systems over the next 30 years. As mentioned
in The
Theory and Practice of Sustainable Engineering written by Allenby,
technologies that do things such as constantly exam the battlefield for
immediate threats have the potential to greatly affect the future for how
individuals and nations interact. Whether this be for the better or for
the worse in either category, the impact would be huge nonetheless.
Another interesting idea behind this technology relates to the environmental
system. While the development of this technology may be environmentally
taxing depending on what is being developed, an important question needs to be
considered before any action is taken; this being how could this technology
affect how we are able to analyze scenarios regarding sustainability in the
future? There is always the possibility that with this development, a
more accurate way to access the outcome of different changes made in complex
systems could arise. If this were the case it would be important to
determine if the initial environmental impact suffered is worth the potentially
better choices made later.
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Of the five emerging technologies discussed in Module 8, I
believe that biotechnology, and more specifically micro-algae, will have the
most prolific impacts on social and environmental systems over the next 30
years. In the article Food
and feed products from micro-algae: Market opportunities and challenges for the
EU (Links to an external site.), they discuss that the
concept of exploiting algae as a food and feed source, but until recently,
industrial scale production for human consumption has begun. The idea is to use
a micro-algae species "Chlorella" and to develop a strain that has high protein content
along with a high variety of nutrients like "carotenoids, phycobilins,
fatty acids, sterols polyhydroxyalkonates and polysaccharides" which would
be key ingredients in the human diet. According to this article, this
biotechnology has been so successful creating a feed source from tests in
Japan, Asia, US, Israel and Australia that the EU has now adopted the
biotechnology of micro-algae in that they are the world leaders in funding the
marketing and testing the micro-algae product in terms of human consumption.
The environmental impact of this biotechnology is minimal compared to typical
feed/food sources like grain or corn. The algae can be grown in vats and large
concentrations can be condensed into smaller units instead of sprawling fields.
Algae also is very lab friendly and can be grown with artificial light making
industrial level of farming easier and more cost efficient than typical crops.
I see that product becoming very impact in the agriculture industry in the next
30 years or less as the micro-algae is a perfect feed source because of its
large variability and customization of nutrient levels along with cheaper and
more abundant farming processes.
Solution
Emerging Technologies
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Nanotechnology
Out of the mentioned emerging
sciences in Module 8, I think nanotechnology will have the most significant
impact on the entire world in the next 30 years. I think nanotechnology can
steer the aspect of environmental factors in the future. Many researchers are
trying and experiments for manipulating materials on a micro-scale measurement.
Modern technology has already reached a range of 0.1 to 100 nanometers (Holley, 2009) .
Nanotechnology has opened such
aspects of physical studies that are aimed to build materials according to the
desired structure. Study in nanotechnology is attempting to place atoms as if
they are bricks to design and create a physical structure with amazingly
advanced characteristics. Through the advancement in nanotechnology it is
believed to transform sheets of coal into diamond. Scientists are determined to
experiment with the Laws of Nature and creating materials as tiny as required.
However, I believe that nanotechnology can prove to be as threatening as nuclear
power. Mis-governing authorities can use the manipulated physical structures to
demolish the environment in seconds. A social impact of nanotechnology can be
predicted as having threats in the form of military supremacy. Industrial
nanotechnology has already replaced many labors with robots and tiny device
that have damaged the society socially.
ANSWER 11111111
Hi friend, I have read your thoughts on future aspects of
cognitive sciences in detail. According to my interpretation of the discussion
on cognitive science, negative impacts of cognitive science are way more
important and dangerous possible outcomes, than their positive impact in the
world. I too think that cognitive science can endanger life in the next future
years.
ANSWER 22222222
Hello friend, hope you are doing fine. I think that
biotechnology can be much more useful to humans and even animals in future
life. I think, along with the development of creating opportunities for other
new sources, biotechnology can revolutionize medical treatments. The
biotechnology has much larger aspect of prosperity hidden in it. With proper
application, life on earth can be preserved.
References
Holley, S. (2009). Nano Revolution--Big Impact: How
Emerging Nanotechnologies Will Change the Future of Education and Industry in
America (and More Specifically in Oklahoma). An Abbreviated Account. Journal
of Technology Studies 35, no. 1, 9-19.
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