1. Why Do We Need New Technologies?
1.1. As technology has grown to play a crucial role in humanity, our ongoing quest for progress guarantees that it will keep evolving to meet new challenges.
1.1.1. (SMARTEduEMEA, 2011)
2. What did I think before?
2.1. I thought Technology were mechanisms and gadgets designed to make human lives easier.
2.2. Man made devices
2.3. Limited to electronic devices such as
2.3.1. (2024, Brittanica) Smartphones
2.3.2. (2020, Globetrotting Fundraiser) Computers
2.3.3. (2023, Canon) Cameras
2.3.4. (2023, Cain. T) Vehicles
2.3.5. (2023, Sony) Headphones
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3. What do I think now?
3.1. Definitions I resonate with include
3.1.1. Thomas P. Hughes The 2004 book, Human-Built World: How to Think about Technology and Culture “Technology is messy and complex. It is difficult to define and to understand. In its variety, it is full of contradictions, laden with human folly, saved by occasional benign deeds, and rich with unintended consequences.” (p.1) "Defining technology in its complexity, is as difficult tas grasping the essence of politics" (p.2) “A creativity provess involving human ingenuity." (p.3)
3.1.2. W. Brian Arthur His 2009 book, The Nature of Technology: What It Is and How It Evolves “The first and most basic one is a technology is a means to fulfill a human purpose. … As a means, a technology may be a method or process or device… Or it may be complicated… Or it may be material… Or it may be nonmaterial. Whichever it is, it is always a means to carry out a human purpose."
3.1.3. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation / Richard Rhodes In the 1999 book, Visions of Technology: A Century Of Vital Debate About Machines Systems And The Human World “Technology is the application of science, engineering and industrial organization to create a human-build world.” (p. 19)
3.2. How my idea of technology has changed
3.2.1. Technology is more than electronics
3.2.1.1. (Powtoon, 2019)
3.2.2. It is a part of the human experience, as it is used in our everyday lives
3.2.2.1. "A pencil helps us write down information." (2019, Powtoon)
3.2.2.2. A fork helps us to eat food. (2019, Powtoon)
3.2.2.3. "Umbrellas help to keep us dry in the rain." (2019, Powtoon)
3.2.2.4. "A lock helps to keep our things safe" (2019, Powtoon)
3.2.2.5. It can help bring families together
3.2.2.5.1. (The Cool Commercials, 2019)