How is technological change important and disruptive?
Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
We start with Sir Charles Percy Snow and your debate preparation notes — compare them to his essay. |
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• Analysis of Snow's point. • power of technology.
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Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
Then move through each of the authors:
Kaku, Pursell, Pacey to find evidence as the Snow's essay suggests to the focus--
Pacey on the social preconditions for industrialism's success.
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Model of the internal combustion engine's motive cylinder and valves with precise timing.
Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
Go step by step —
Then focus on the problems for Snow which are many but:
1. moral complacency and self absorption allow us to ignore the social conditions.
2. There is an urgent need to address:
- the two cultures
- our outmoded educational systems
- nuclear proliferation – "H-bomb war"
- population explosion
- the growing gap among rich & the rich versus poor nations
Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
Argument:
Kaku we are on the verge -- at breakneck pace-- a new automation revolutions where the sciences (computer, bio molecular, and quantum physics findings) are propelling us to a convergence of power that will make us masters of the planet.
The Mar's rover on the surface of the planet Mars.
Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
Analysis of sufficient evidence:
Are we smart enough ? – well look at the past:
• Pursell, information versus dirt and disorder
• Pacey, blocked technical systems
• Postman, the communications, railroad and computer revolutions in a complete creation of technocracy and in America a technopoly of people acting like machines.
You are free to focus on the authors' based on subjects and example s that make most sense to you and are most connected — such as electricity in Pacey and Pursell, or computers, medicine, bio-technology, or physics which are of interest to Kaku and Pacey.
Statement of the problem | Arguments | disturbance | Sufficient evidence
Pursell | Pacey–World| Pacey–Meaning | Tenner | Postman | Eberhart | Snow | Kaku
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| Tools of Toil: what to read. | ||
| Tools are historical building blocks of technology. | ||
