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```markdown # Science, Technology, & Society ## Science & It's Branches Science: system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method - Body of knowledge - > Study of natural world > Involves scientific method - Philosophy of the natural world Divisions of: Natural <...

```markdown # Science, Technology, & Society ## Science & It's Branches Science: system of knowledge of the natural world gained through the scientific method - Body of knowledge - > Study of natural world > Involves scientific method - Philosophy of the natural world Divisions of: Natural < Physical - Science - Social - Formal 1. Social Science: explore human society past, present, & the behaviours of humans * BRANCHES: Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology, History 2. Natural Science: deals w/ natural objects & natural (behaviour) phenomena * 1. Biological science: living things, their structure, processes, & influencing factors * 1. Botany - plants * 2. Zoology - animals * Microbiology- microorganisms * Anatomy - structure * Physiology - function * Cytology - cell * Histology - microscopic anatomy * Genetics - genes * 2. Physical science: predictable behaviour of the world around us * Astronomy - celestial objects * Astrology - divinatory practices * Mathematics * Geology - study of Earth * Mineralogy Technology: Practical applications of what we know about nature * tekne: art/craft * logia: subject/interest Society: community, nation, grouping of people having common traditions, institutions & interests. STS: interdisciplinary course that confront the realities brought abt. by sci & tech in society w/ all its socio-political, cultural, economic, & philosophical underpinnings at play ```