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**STS MIDTERMS** HUMAN FLUORISHING IN TERMS OF SCITECH -REFERS TO THE ACHIEVEMENT A LIFE THAT IS MEANINGUL, FULFILLING AND ALIGHNED TO THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF HUMAN POTENTAIL AN INFIVIDUAL CAN HAVE -HAPPINESS, FULFILLMENT -ASSOCIATED WITH CONCEPTS OF WELLBEING AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSP...

**STS MIDTERMS** HUMAN FLUORISHING IN TERMS OF SCITECH -REFERS TO THE ACHIEVEMENT A LIFE THAT IS MEANINGUL, FULFILLING AND ALIGHNED TO THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL OF HUMAN POTENTAIL AN INFIVIDUAL CAN HAVE -HAPPINESS, FULFILLMENT -ASSOCIATED WITH CONCEPTS OF WELLBEING AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND PROSPERITY -IN THE MODERN WORLD: VITAL ROL BY TRANSFORMING OUR LIVES, WORK, INTERACTION WITH THE ENVIRONMENT ARISTOTLE -KNOWN AS EUDIMONIA - GREEK WORD (HAPPINESS) -DESIRES FOR THE SAKE OF IMPERSUI OF A BETTER PERSON AS AN INDIVIDUAL **[KEY CONTRIBUTIONS OF ST RO HUMAN FLUORISHING:]** **[HEALTH AND MEDICINE]** **-MEDICAL BREAKTHROUGHS** -ADVANCES IN MEDICINE (VACCINE, ANTIBIOTICS, REASEARCERHS THAT INCREASE LIFE EXPECTANCY, REDUCING DEADLY DISEASES, COVID 19, -DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECH (GENE TECH, GENERATIVE MED, UNTREATBLE DISEASES) -WITH ST, WE CAN DEVELOP TREATMENTS **-HEALTH CARE TECHNOLOGIES** -TELEMEDICINE, WEARABLE HEALTH DEVICES -AI POWERED DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENTS **[COMMUNICATION AND CONNECTIVITY]** **-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY** -PROVIDES INSTANT ACCESS WITH INFORMATION, GLOBAL COLLABORATION **-SOCIAL MEDIA AND GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY** -FB, INSTA, APPS... -MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIP -FOSTERS SENSE OF GLOBAL COMMUNITY **[EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE ACCESS]** -DEMOCRATICIZED THE ACCESS TO EDUCATION THROUGH PLATFORMS LIKE LENS, YT **- E LEARNING** **-AI IN EDUCATION** **[WORK AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY]** **-PRODUCTIVITY AND AUTOMATION** -PROVIDES TECH ADVANCEMENT IN INDUSTRIES -INCREASE EFFICIENCY IN PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING AND LOGISTICS -ECONOMIC GROWTH=HIGHESR STANDARD OF LIVING **-REMOTE WORK/ECONOMY ITSELF** -ENABLES NEW NETWORK FOR FLEXIBILITY -HEALTH CARE VIRTUAL ASSISTANT -ENHANCE OVERALL WELLBEING -AT OUR OWN PACE **[ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY]** **-RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY** -SOLAR ENERGY, WIND POWER -REDUCES ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY HUMAN ACTIVITIES **-CONSERVATION OF TECHBOLOGIES** -ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING (SATELITE) TRACK OUR ECO SYSTEM FOR THE PRESERVATON OF NATURAL RESOURCES) -REDUCES IMPACT IN THE ENVIRONMENT -PRESERVES OUR RESOURCES **[CHALLENGES AND ETHICAL CONSIDRATION:]** **[SOCIAL INEQUALITY]** -ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES (EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE) -CREATES UNIVERSAL BARRIER **[ETHICAL DILLEMAS]** -AI, ROBOTICS, GENETIC ENGINEERING RAISES ETHICAL QUESTIONS/DILLEMAS TO HUMANS \_TO ENSURE THAT THESE TECHS IS USED FOR THE COMMON GOOD -PRIVACY, AUTONOMY, HUMAN DGNITY IT SELF **[IMPACT ON MENTAL HEALTH]** -REASEARCH SHOWS THAT SOC. MED. LEADS TO MENTAL PROBLEMS ESP. THOSE WHO USES THESE APPS IN LONGER PERIOND -THEIR OVERUSE CAN DETRACT FROM OUR PERSONAL WELLBEING **[ROLE OF RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION:]** -A MUST **ETHICAL RESEARCH** -IF HUMANS ARE INVOLVED **POLICY AND REGULATION** -PROMOTE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY -MITIGATE POTENTIAL HARM **PUBLIC ENGAGEMNT** -FOCUS/OPEN GROUP DICUSSION -INVOLE OUR SOCIETY/THE PEOPLE **[FUTURE OF HF IN TECHNOLOGICAL WORLD]** -LOOKING FORWARD, THERE ARE SEVERAL TEHCS. THAT HOLD THE POTENTIAL OF HUMAN FLUORISHING 1. AI AND MACHINE LEARNING -POTENTIAL TO CREATE A MORE EFFICIENT SYSTEM -AI CAN SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLMS AND AUGMENT HUMAN ACTIVITIES -TANSHUMANISM (TRANSITION OF HUMAN TO GENETIC ENG, ROBOTICS, AI) 2. SPACE EXPLORATION 3. BIOTECHNOLOGY -MANIPULATE BIOLOGICAL \_\_\_\_ -EX, GMO (PLANTS YIELD TONS OF PRODUCTS) ST IS INTEGRAL IN HUMAN FLLUORISHING -IMPROVE HEALTH, ENHANCE KNOLEDGE, ECONOMIC GROWTH -BUT BE CONSIDERATE BY FOSTERING RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION -BE A FORWARD THINKER **[SCIENTIFIC METHOD]** 1. IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM -MAY ARRISE FROM SIMPLE EXPERIENCES/OBSERVATINON FROM PHENOMENON 2. FORMULATE A HYPOTHESES -SHOULD BE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM -MAKING SCIENTIFIC GUESS -LOOK FOR STUDIES THAT ARE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM -ACCEPTED/REJECTED -YOU CAN HAVE 2 HYPOTHESES (NULL AND ALTERNATIVE) 3. TESTING HYPOTHESIS -OBSERVE, EXPERIMENT 4. RECORD DATA 5. ANALYZE DATA 6. MAKE A CONCLUSION 7. RECOMMENDATION 8. PUBLSH THE WORK