Social Studies :Technology & Communication tools

 Virtual reality - Vitual reality (VR) has been a major draw for many video games. Smartphones are even adopting augmented reality (VR), where they can see a digital object in the real world using their camera. Alternate forms of reality are great way to integrate technology into your life by experiencing video games on another level or seeing if the furniture will fit in your space. VR isn't just for games anymore, either. Investing in green energy is investing in the future, giving homeowners something to care about. Since it's a newer form of Technology, VR and AR will evolve over time - and in the future, it might surprise you to see how far they have come from their original gaming purpose.  VR applications immerse the user Ina computer - generational environment that stimulates reality through the use of interactive devices, which speed and receive information and are worn as goggles, headsets, gloves or body suits. In a typical VR format, a user wearing a helmet with a ...

 Biotech and health care -The early 2000s also saw the communication of biotech that had started in the mid - 1990s. Many firms focused on advancing biotechnologies through enhanced tech research.  An early Technology Pioneer, Actelion Pharmaceuticals was one these companies. Actelions tech researched the single layer of cells separating every blood vessel from the blood stream. Like many other biotech firms at the time, their focus was on precise disease and treatment research.  While many tech firms today still focus on disease and treatment research, many others have been focusing on Healthcare delivery. Telehealth has been on the rise in recent years, with many young tech expanding virtual Healthcare options. New technologies such as virtual visits, chat bot are being used to delivery healthcare to individuals, especially during covid-19.  Many companies are also forcing their Healthcare tech on patients, rather than doctors. For example Ada a symptom cancer chec...

 Climate change and green technology  -Many scientists today are looking to technology to lead us towards a carbon-neutral world. Through renewed attention is being given to climate change today, these efforts to find a solution through technology is not new. In 2001,green tech offered a new investment opportunity for tech investors after the crash, leading to a boom of investing in renewable energy start-ups including Bloom Energy, a Technology pioneers in 2010. In the part two decades, tech start-ups have only expand their climate focus. Many today are focuses on initiatives far beyond beyond clean energy to slow the impact of climate change.  Different start-ups, including Carbon Engineering and  Climeworks from this years Technology pioneers, have started to roll out CO2 from air directly, enabling scientists to alleviate some of the the damage form fossil fuels which have arleady been burned.  Another expanding area for young tech firms today is food system...

Media and consumption -The past 20 years have greatly shaped how and where we consume media. In the early 2000s,many tech films were still focused on spanding communication for work through advanced bad width for video streaming and other media consumption that is common today. Other followed the path of expanding media options beyond traditional outlets. Early Tech pioneers such as PlanetOut did this by providing on outlet and alternative media source of LGBTQIA communities as more people got online.  Following on from these first new media options, new community and alternative media came the massive growth of social media. In 2004, fewer than 1 million people were on MySpace, Facebook had not even launched. While these new online communities and communications channels have offered great spaces for alternative voices, their increased use has also brought issues of increased disinformation and polarization.  Today, many tech start-up are focused on persevering these online m...

 Digital communication -Since the dot com bubble burst back on 2000 technology has radically transformed our societies and our daily lives, from smartphones to social media and health care, here's a brief history of the 21st century's technological revolution.  Just over 20 years ago, the dotcom bubble burst, causing the stocks of many technology firms to tumble. Some companies like Amazon, quickly recovered their value-but many others were left in ruins. In the two decades since their crash, technology has advanced in many years ago.  Many more people are online today than they were at the start of the millennium. Looking at broadband access in 2000,just hlf of Americans had broadband access at home. Today, that number sits at more than 90%. This broadband expansion was certainly not just an American phenomenon. Similar growth can been on a global scale : while less than 7% of the world was online in 2000, today over half the global population has access to the internet....

 Mesopotamia:Foods In Acient Babylonia, soups and stews reigned supreme food historians are now using taste-tests to recover their forgotten favour's.  No one knows exactly where they came from: for a long time no - one really understand what they said. The little slabs of clay covered with dense, wedge - shaped cunerform writing were thought by Yale University Scholars to involve medicines.  I ancient Mesopotamia, people rarely wrote about preparing food, said Agnete Lassen, the assistant curator of the collection. "Out of hundreds of thousands of cunerform documents, they are the only food, recipes that exists.  The four tables - the larger ones the sizes of a large bar of soap, the smallest, more than a thousand years younger, a mere round handful of clay-are inscribed with the ingredients not of pharmaceuticals but of dishes. Dated to at least 1730BC, the three larger tablets mostly contain descriptions of stews, the smallest, from a later period, speak of a both...

 The rising speed of Technological Adoption   -Technology progress is not the only thing rising to an exponential rate. The rate at which newly commercialized technologies get adopted by consumers is also getting faster too.  Visualising Technology Adoption  - Today's dynamic chart comes to us from our world in Data, and it allows you to compare the adoption rates of new technologies over the period of more than one century.  A blast from the past To get the full impact of the chart, it's worth removing more modern technologies like smartphones, social media, tablets, cellular phones, and the internet from the list.  New Adoption speeds -Now here's chart with amny older technologies removed keep in mind that x axis has changed to a much shorter time span (~65 years). Microwaves, Cellphones, Smartphones, social media, tablets and other inventions from the modern era all show fast-rising adoption rates. 

 Technological Globalization -It includes growth of multinational technology corporation mobile banking, mechanization of manufacturing and media globalization.  How does technology affect globalization? -Technology helps speed up economic and cultural globalization for example. In this sense the "type" of globalization aren't self-standing concepts, but each one impacts the other. Technological globalization had wide - reaching consequence for our world.  How did technology change the world? - In a landmark book, Thomas Friedman (2005) identified several ways in which technology "flattened" the global and contributed to our global economy. What are pros and cons of globalization of technology? -In conclusion, the globalization of technology has both pros and cons. On the other hand, it allows for the spread of knowledge and advancements across borders, fostering collaboration and innovation mo global scale. How has technology influenced the development of new t...

 The Evolution of Cars Automotive technology, has significantly evolved from simple inventions to complex systems integrating advanced materials and electronics. How have cars changed the world - Since the invention of the automobile in the late 19th century, cars have revolutionized transportation, shaping societies, economies and cultures around the world.  A brief history of Cars: -The journey of Cars began with the invention of the first practical automobile by Karl Benz in 1885. This three wheeled vehicle, powered by a gasoline engine, marked the beginning of the automotive era.  Technology Advancement : - Over the decades, cars have undergone significant technological advancements, improving performance, safety and effeciency. The introduction of the internal combustion engines, transmission system and suspension systems revolutionized vehicle design and performance. 

 Technology What is Technology  -Technology is the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes especially in industry. Technology contributes to economic development and improves human prosperity, it can also have negative impacts like pollution and resource depletion.  Example of technology -Computers  What are the importance of a Computer   - For communication purposes  -Educational purposes  -Faster decisions making  - Used in accounting to manage financial records  What are the challenges of a Computer  -Powering issues -Hardware issues  -Software issues -Internet connectivity issues  -Data loss issues  -malware attacks -Unrestricted Network Access  -Slow internet  What problems can Computers cause?  Long periods of using a computer can increase your chance of developing an injury. Inappropriate computer use can cause muscle and joint pain, overuse injuries of the shoulder, arm, wrist...