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1.12 Mass awareness is the only tool. By using different communication platforms like Radio, TV, Social media, Movies etc. people can be made aware. The superstitious belief can be explained in a scientific way and they can be made aware.

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1.11 Science, like any knowledge, can be put to good or bad use, depending on the user.

Given below are some of the applications of science. Formulate your views on whether The particular application is good, bad or something that cannot be so clearly Categorized:

(a) Mass vaccination against small pox to curb and finally eradicate this disease from the population. (This has already been successfully done in India)

 

(b) Television for eradication of illiteracy and for mass communication of news and ideas

 

(c) Prenatal sex determination

 

(d) Computers for increase in work efficiency

 

(e) Putting artificial satell

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(a) Good. Mass vaccination has helped the entire world to completely eradicate small pox.

 

(b) Good. Television helps in imparting education and has helped to a great extent to spread literacy, especially in rural belt. Along with education, it also helps to keep people informed about various news and important information through various TV programs.

 

(c) Bad. Because it leads to female foetus killing through abortion and changes the sex ratio in human population

 

(d) Good. It helps to avoid repetitive work and takes care of human error.

 

(e) Good. For data collection, communication, surveillance etc.

 

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1.10 The living example is Wuhan virus. A scientist works for the benefit of mankind but when the formula falls in wrong hand, it brings a disaster. The whole world is still reeling under its harmful effect. Another example is AK-47. The designer never imagined that it could be used in this fashion, as being used by the terrorists.

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1.9 A self-driven car arrives at a mall, passenger disembarks and the car automatically goes to the parking lot. A GPS based system guides the car to a vacant parking space.

The owner enters the mall. A robot comes to the GATE and greets. By scanning the face, the robot collects the data from the central database, finds out his/her nationality, food choices, medical history and shopping preferences.

On the monitor fitted on the robot, he / she orders the food, groceries etc. Robot speaks in his / her mother tongue and guides to the apparel shop etc. After that another robot waits near the exit GATE with the shopping trolley. The payment

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1.8 Some of the new-age technology which has transformed the present and has an immense potential to change the future are:

  • Mobile phone technology ( 5G )
  • Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning
  • Biotechnology
  • Nanotechnology
  • 3D printing

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1.7 The advancement of modern Science and industrial revolution always go hand in hand. The requirement of industrial revolution is always fulfilled by the new discoveries of modern science. Some of the examples are:

  • Application of thermodynamics in steam engine had revolutionized the modern day transportation need
  • Application of projectile motion, usage of iron and gun powder helped in development of cannons and guns. England and Western Europe conquered the rest of the world by these weapons
  • The discovery of dynamite helped in mineral exploration

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1.6 The shells of crabs found around a particular coastal location in Japan seem mostly to resemble the legendary face of a Samurai. Given below are two explanations of this observed fact. Which of these strikes you as a scientific explanation?

(a) A tragic sea accident several centuries ago drowned a young Samurai. As a tribute to his bravery, nature through its inscrutable ways immortalized his face by imprinting it on the crab shells in that area.

 

(b) After the sea tragedy, fishermen in that area, in a gesture of honour to their dead hero, let free any crab shell caught by them which accidentally had a shape resembling the fa

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1.6 The argument (b) seems to be more logical and scientific.

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1.5 Nobody has seen Air but we feel the presence of air at every moment. The constituents of air – oxygen, nitrogen etc. can be scientifically tested and proven. However the presence of ghosts or spirits cannot be scientifically proven, it exists in the imagination of superstitious people.

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1.4 Some of the important factors that have hindered the advancement of Science in India:

  • Poor infrastructure and fund
  • Lack of co-ordination between Industry (consumers of scientific research) and the scientists (producers of scientific research)for the research topics
  • Poor pay scale, uncertain future for the career growth, lack of motivation amongst young scientists
  • Concentration of research labs in big cities deprives rural population

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1.3 We are habituated with the false promises by the politicians during the elections and during their speeches; they say everything 'possible' to win votes. Science is the study of observation in a systematized manner. Scientists study these observations and formulate some laws, which can explain these observations irrespective of places and individuals.

Force of Gravity is universal, which is applicable for every object on earth as well as in moon also. Hence it proves that Science is the art of the soluble just as politics is the art of possible.

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