Science and Tech - Impact of technology and Science and Ethics

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  1. 3. Technology is a tool, not inherently good or bad.; its impact depends largely on human _______ —how people choose to develop, use, adapt to and regulate it.
  2. 5. Ethical constraints can encourage scientists to develop ________________ innovations that achieve similar breakthroughs without compromising fundamental moral principles.
  3. 7. Singapore allows _____________ research under strict conditions only before 14 days, balancing the potential medical benefits of stem-cell research against respect for the moral status of the embryo.
  4. 9. Science should never be limited because the pursuit of scientific knowledge is morally __________.
  5. 12. Technological _____________ is the belief that complex human or social problems can be solved primarily through technological solutions.
  6. 13. Science should be limited because some controversial research has the potential to cause ___________ moral harm.
  7. 16. Digital _________ means technological progress can widen existing socioeconomic inequalities when access and digital literacy differ, such that benefits are unevenly distributed.
  8. 17. Chinese scientist He __________ announced the birth of genetically edited babies after using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to alter embryos in an attempt to confer HIV resistance. It is condemned because it introduced heritable genetic changes whose long-term consequences remain unknown.
  9. 18. Scientific progress should be limited when the methods used violate ethical principles and human ____________.
  10. 19. We expect medical science to cure all illnesses, but forget that some illnesses are influenced by social and ________ factors that medicine alone cannot address.
  11. 21. Ethics need not restrict scientists from pursuing the truth in new areas, but reinforce responsibility by controlling how they do it and apply the knowledge to society.
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  1. 1. Ethics is often assumed to be incompatible with science because ethics may limit the scope of development in science through imposed values, when science is ___________ in its pursuit of knowledge.
  2. 2. Science should never be limited because it is ________ to solve mankind's greatest challenges and prevent further loss of lives.
  3. 4. Ethical ___________ may change with time, and will not permanently restrict the progress of science.
  4. 6. The ___________ Syphilis Project is one example of ethical misconduct where researchers withheld adequate treatment from participants and failed to obtain proper informed consent , violating the principles of autonomy,
  5. 8. Technology can free humans from simple and repetitive tasks, allowing them to focus on more _________, creative and higher-order skills.
  6. 10. There are ____________ consequences of technology because its long-term and wider effects are often difficult to predict before widespread adoption.
  7. 11. Technology does not always improve our _________ of life because of how expectation of speed can cause greater stress and over-reliance may cause addiction that affect social well-being.
  8. 14. Automation causes job displacement, but also creates new industries and jobs, making _______________ important.
  9. 15. Whether there is more harm than benefits on the use of technology depends on the _________ will to regulate it for responsible use.
  10. 20. Even when medical science should seek to prolong life to protect the _________ of life, some argue that it should not come at the expense of a patient’s quality of life, dignity and autonomy.