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The Internet has played a critical role in modern life as a typical feature of most Western households, and has been key in the democratization of knowledge.It not only constitutes arguably the most critical innovation in this trend thus far; it has also allowed users to gain knowledge of and access to other technologies.
The democratization of knowledge is the acquisition and spread of knowledge amongst a wider part of the population, not just privileged elites such as clergy and academics.
The Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia; McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology – also available in a one-volume edition; The New Encyclopedia of Snakes; Larousse Encyclopædia of Animal Life
Technology management at a policy or organisational level, viewed through the lens of complexity, involves the management of an inherently complex system.Systems that are "complex" have distinct properties that arise from these relationships, such as nonlinearity, emergence, spontaneous order, adaptation, and feedback loops, among others.
Sociotechnology (short for "social technology") is the study of processes on the intersection of society and technology. [1] Vojinović and Abbott define it as "the study of processes in which the social and the technical are indivisibly combined". [2]
The Seaborg Report, which emphasized federal funding for science and pure research, is credited with influencing the federal policy towards academic science for the next eight years. PSAC member John Bardeen observed: "There was a time not long ago when science was so starved for funds that one could say almost any increase was desirable, but ...
The "Techno-Optimist Manifesto" is a 2023 self-published essay by venture capitalist Marc Andreessen.The essay argues that many significant problems of humanity have been solved with the development of technology, particularly technology without any constraints, and that we should do everything possible to accelerate technology development and advancement.
Open science is the movement to make scientific research (including publications, data, physical samples, and software) and its dissemination accessible to all levels of society, amateur or professional. [2] [3] Open science is transparent and accessible knowledge that is shared and developed through collaborative networks. [4]