21 Questions
Which technology involves the use of cellular and biomolecular processes to develop new products?
Biotechnology
What does artificial intelligence describe?
Computers that can recognize patterns and draw conclusions
What does virtual reality offer?
Immersive digital experiences that simulate the real world using a VR headset
Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as a characteristic of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
The integration of digital technologies into physical systems
What did the Spanish colonial era contribute to the development of science and technology in the Philippines?
Established schools, hospitals, and started scientific research
According to the passage, what evidence did William Paley provide for the existence of an all-wise Creator?
The functional design of the human eye
What was the primary purpose of the Bridgewater Treatises, as mentioned in the passage?
To set forth the power, wisdom, and goodness of God as manifested in the creation
What was the primary focus of research on mental illness before the advent of psychoanalysis, according to the passage?
Discovering changes in the brain that led to insanity
What is the primary geographic region encompassed by the term 'Meso-America' in the passage?
Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador
What was the primary technological advancement of the Maya civilization mentioned in the passage?
The ability to make paper and record knowledge in pictorial script
What was the primary time period covered by the passage, in relation to Sigmund Freud's life and work?
Before the advent of telephones, radios, automobiles, and airplanes
Which of the following is NOT a key technology driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Which technological advancement is closely associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Advances in genetic engineering
What is a key characteristic of the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Integration of artificial intelligence, robotics, and 3D printing
Which technology is NOT typically associated with the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
Astrophysics research
What field is closely linked to advances in nanotechnology?
Medicine
Which technology plays a significant role in the development of virtual reality?
Advances in semiconductor technology
What area benefits most from advances in artificial intelligence?
Medical diagnostics
Which field is most directly impacted by developments in genetic engineering?
'Organ transplants'
How might artificial intelligence impact future transport systems?
By reducing reliance on fossil fuels
Which industry could be transformed by advancements in robotics and AI?
Automobile manufacturing
Study Notes
Scientific Renaissance (1450-1630)
- Coined by Marie Boas Hall
- Focused on restoration of ancient natural knowledge
- Developed by Peter Dear's two-phase model of early modern science
Development of Printing
- Most important technological advance of the period
- Invented by Johannes Gutenberg around mid-15th century in Germany
- Involved movable metal type
- Block printing on wood originated from China between 1250 and 1350
- Papermaking originated from China through Arab and 12th-century Spain
Enlightenment Period (1715-1789)
- Characterized by radical reorientation in science, emphasizing reason over superstition
- 17th-century precursors included Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
- Roots traced back to 1680s England
- Key works: "Principia Mathematica" by Isaac Newton and "Essay Concerning Human Understanding" by John Locke
Industrial Revolution (1760-1840)
- Rise of textile and metallurgical industry in Great Britain
- Science of metallurgy enabled tailoring of alloy steels
- Science of chemistry created new substances of industrial importance
- Steam engine led to the creation of thermodynamics
- Other products: refracting telescope, steam locomotive, steamship
20th Century Science: Physics and Information Age
- Established an intimate connection between science and technology
- Cosmology improved understanding of the universe
- Einstein's theory of relativity (1905) unified energy and mass
- Contributions to statistical mechanics and inspiration to other physicists
- Development of semiconductor (transistor), nanotechnology, and nuclear physics
- Discovery of DNA structure by Crick and Watson (1953)
Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Blurs boundaries between physical, digital, and biological worlds
- Fusion of advances in AI, robotics, IoT, 3D printing, genetic engineering, and quantum computing
- Artificial intelligence (AI) enables computers to think like humans
- Virtual reality (VR) offers immersive digital experiences
- Biotechnology harnesses cellular and biomolecular processes for new technologies and products
Science and Technology in the Philippines
- Pre-Spanish Era: primitive Filipinos settled in Palawan and Batangas 40,000 years ago
- Used tools made from hard stones, clay, smelting metals, and settled near water sources
- Agricultural and coastal trade practices
- Spanish Colonial Era: established schools, hospitals, and started scientific research
- Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas was a prominent institution
Scientific Revolution in Mesoamerica
- Region from Mexico to Guatemala, Belize, and parts of Honduras and El Salvador
- Isolated from accumulated scientific knowledge of Africa, Asia, and Europe
- Maya civilization: most advanced Mesoamerican civilization
- Knew how to make paper and had pictorial script called Maya hieroglyphs
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