Biodiversity encompasses all life forms on Earth from single-celled organisms to multi-celled organisms. It is the source of essential goods and ecological services that support all life. Understanding biodiversity requires studying the relationships between living and non-living components of ecosystems. As human inhabitants, we must preserve biodiversity since we depend on it for needs like food, water, and fuel. Loss of biodiversity puts these ecosystem services at risk and can negatively impact human health, livelihoods, and security. Threats to biodiversity include habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and overexploitation. Maintaining biodiversity is crucial for nutrition, health, and sustainable development.
This document discusses different conceptions of human flourishing throughout history. It begins by explaining Aristotle's view of eudaimonia and the components needed for human flourishing in ancient Greek society. It then notes how modern views of human flourishing differ by emphasizing becoming a "man of the world" and coordinating with others globally rather than competing. The document also examines how science and technology have contributed to changing ideas of human flourishing over time.
The document provides an overview of the information age, including its history and key factors. It discusses how information has evolved from being difficult to manage and share to being effortlessly accessible through computers and networks. The information age is defined as starting in the late 20th century. Key aspects covered include the development of the internet, emergence of search engines like Google, rise of email and social media, and applications of computers in science and research like bioinformatics. It emphasizes the need to carefully evaluate the reliability of sources online.
Subject: Philippine Popular Culture File Type: PowerPoint Presentation Task: Class Report
1) Indigenous science refers to the complex knowledge, expertise, practices, and representations that guide human societies in their interactions with the natural world, including agriculture, herbal medicine, weather prediction, food preservation, plant and animal classification, and more. 2) Indigenous science is collectively experienced and lived within a given culture, incorporating everything from metaphysics to practical technologies, both past and present. 3) Indigenous science is part of culture, and how science is approached depends largely on the cultural practices of the people. Indigenous beliefs also develop values like motivation, cooperation, practicality, and reflection that are consistent with scientific attitudes.
This document summarizes key topics related to the globalization of media and religion. It discusses theories of cultural imperialism and debates around the globalization of media. It also examines perspectives on how globalization leads to both the homogenization and hybridization of culture through interactions between global and local forces. Media are seen as both spreading Western influence globally but also enabling new hybrid cultural forms to emerge through complex local adaptations to global flows. Religion is discussed as both a transnational institution and as adapting in diverse ways to globalizing influences.
The document discusses the physical self and how it is impacted by both biological and social factors. Biologically, physical characteristics are determined by genetics and heredity. Socially, body image and self-esteem are influenced by cultural ideals of beauty promoted by the media and society. These ideals can negatively impact individuals and potentially lead to body image issues or eating disorders. Developing a positive body image involves broadening one's perspectives on health, beauty, and acceptance of all body types.
This document summarizes the changes in human condition before and after the development of science and technology. It explains that before common era, people lived according to nature and relied on rituals. After common era, population growth and overhunting led to resource depletion. Technology helped make life easier and more productive by advancing medicine, health, education and allowing longer lifespans, higher literacy and GDP. However, overreliance on technology for economic gain risks losing sight of what really matters to humanity. Overall, technology improved conditions for many but global inequalities still exist.
The document discusses the impact of technology on education in the information age. It begins by defining the information age as a period characterized by a shift from industry to information and the growth of technology. It then explores how technology has changed the roles of teachers and learners, with teachers taking on more of a facilitator role and learners gaining increased access to information. The document also examines different technologies used in education, such as the internet, social media, distance education and their applications. It emphasizes that while technology is a useful tool, it must be implemented thoughtfully with careful planning and evaluation to effectively enhance learning.
1. The document discusses different philosophical concepts of the self from thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Locke, Hume, Freud, Kant, Ryle, and Merleau-Ponty. 2. Plato viewed the human soul as having three parts - rational, spirited, and appetitive - while Aristotle saw the soul as the essence of a person's being through intellect. 3. Descartes argued "I think therefore I am" and separated mind and body, while Hume believed there is no fixed self and it is simply a collection of perceptions.
The document summarizes strengths and weaknesses of the Filipino character based on a 1992 study. Some key strengths include pakikipagkapwa-tao (concern for others), family orientation, joy and humor, flexibility and creativity. Weaknesses include extreme personalism, lack of discipline, passivity, colonial mentality and lack of self-reflection. The document provides examples and impacts of each strength and weakness on Filipino society.
This document discusses the impact of technology on humanity through various technological advancements such as television, mobile phones, computers, and robotics. It provides key details on how these technologies have become an integral part of society and the roles they play in people's lives. However, it also notes some ethical dilemmas that have arisen from increased technology use, such as debates around how devices may negatively impact children's health and development or allow uncontrolled access to certain content. The document emphasizes technology's influence on humanity and the responsibility that comes with further innovation.
In this module, you will journey to the very heart of this course: you will be asked to identify the challenges posed by globalization and consider responses to these challenges as demonstrated by experiences on the ground. For this purpose, students will produce case studies of communities (in the Philippines and other countries) experiencing the impact of globalization and their respective responses to issues that arise. There are global-civic societies engaged in advocacies relating to climate and environmental protection, for example, human trafficking across borders, the application of advances in science and technology to serve some of the world’s poorest communities, and so on. There are, too, communities that have managed, in varying degrees of success, to deal with the effects, good and bad, of globalization.
Communication is a process by which people exchange information and ideas through messages. It involves an expression of an idea from a sender that is interpreted by a receiver. There are many factors that can affect communication, including the people involved, the message, channels, and environmental noise. Communication takes place on intrapersonal, interpersonal, organizational, and inter-organizational levels and follows models developed by theorists like Aristotle, Shannon-Weaver, and Berlo. Both verbal and nonverbal communication serve important functions in reinforcing, substituting, contradicting, accentuating, and regulating messages.
This chapter discusses controversies and conflicting views regarding important events in Philippine history. It examines debates around the actual site of the first Catholic mass as well as the location and date of key Katipunan events like the Pagpupunit and Pasya. Regarding Rizal's alleged retraction, conflicting accounts are presented from Catholic friars and historians. While some evidence supports the retraction, such as a statement from a Spanish spy, many details remain dubious and open to question by scholars. Overall, the chapter illustrates how understandings of the past are often subject to interpretation and differing historical perspectives.
Globalization represents an unavoidable phenomenon in the history of mankind, which is making the world smaller and smaller by increasing the exchange of goods, services, information, knowledge and cultures between different countries, therefore, it is very important to understand the "why, where, what and how" of our current situation.
The document discusses the meaning and significance of science, technology, and society. It provides definitions of science as a systematic body of knowledge gained through observation and experimentation, and technology as the application of scientific knowledge to solve problems and improve lives. Some notable developments of science and technology that significantly impacted society are described, including the wheel, compass, printing press, and internal combustion engine. These innovations facilitated transportation, navigation, knowledge dissemination, and transportation revolutionizing human civilization. The document aims to help students understand the interaction between scientific/technological progress and social/cultural/political factors.
This document discusses the history and current state of science and technology in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippines' technology index is -0.1 compared to the US, and it ranks low in terms of technological capacity and output of scientific research publications. There is a lack of funding for science education and research laboratories. The document outlines past and future science and technology plans and goals, which include improving access to science and technology by 2004, achieving technological leadership in ASEAN in key fields by 2010, and becoming a model nation for science and technology with world-class universities and researchers by 2020.
This document discusses the importance of biodiversity for human health and society. It begins by outlining the objectives of the lesson, which are for students to understand the interrelatedness of society, environment and health, and to analyze how everyday tasks impact biodiversity and wellness. It then discusses how biodiversity loss is a global problem, with species declining worldwide due to human causes like habitat destruction. Loss of biodiversity harms ecosystems and can lead to health issues for humans. Later sections explore the nutritional and health impacts of biodiversity loss, how reduced diversity increases transmission of diseases, and the environmental illnesses linked to changes in ecosystems.