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  2. Technology and society - Wikipedia

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    The importance of stone tools, circa 2.5 million years ago, is considered fundamental in the human development in the hunting hypothesis. [citation needed]Primatologist, Richard Wrangham, theorizes that the control of fire by early humans and the associated development of cooking was the spark that radically changed human evolution. [2]

  3. Social shaping of technology - Wikipedia

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    Finally, the unintended consequences of technology are unanticipated effects and impact of technology. The cell phone is an example of the social shaping of technology (Zulto 2009). The cell phone has evolved over the years to make our lives easier by providing people with handheld computers that can answer calls, answer emails, search for ...

  4. Ethics of technology - Wikipedia

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    The second being that cloning animals is not only for pets, but for all animals in general. Maybe people are concerned that people are going to clone animals for food purposes. [70] Another question about animal cloning is it is good for the welfare of the animal or will the radiation and other procedural aspects cause the animals life to end ...

  5. Technology is great -- but people still need human contact

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    A term coined by Harvard lecturer, Edward M. Hallowell, it refers to the psychological encounter that can happen only when two people share the Technology is great -- but people still need human ...

  6. Urban wildlife - Wikipedia

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    People also leave food for them to eat in their gardens. One red fox was even found living at the top of the then-partially completed Shard in 2011, having climbed the stairwell to reach its temporary home some 72 stories above ground. [61] In some cases, even large animals have been found living in cities. Berlin has wild boars. [62]

  7. Technology and the Character of Contemporary Life - Wikipedia

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    This conclusion is couched within a close reading of Dworkin and the meaning of democracy itself, but page 92 makes clear: “Liberal democracy is enacted as technology. It does not leave the question of the good life open but answers it along technological lines . . . Technology developed into a definite style of life.”

  8. Living technology - Wikipedia

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    Living technology is the field of technology that derives its functionality and usefulness from the properties that make natural organisms alive (see life).It may be seen as a technological subfield of both artificial life and complex systems and is relevant beyond biotechnology to nanotechnology, information technology, artificial intelligence, environmental technology and socioeconomic ...

  9. Politics and technology - Wikipedia

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    The traditional, offline public sphere has been criticized for not being as inclusive in practice as it is in theory. [27] For example, Feminist scholars like Nancy Fraser have argued that the public sphere has historically not been as open or accessible to disadvantaged or marginalized groups in a society, such as women or people of color; therefore, such groups are forced to form their own ...