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The Effects of Technology

The Effects of Technology. The Good and the Bad. To every decision, there are both. Good. Consequences. Pollution. A Growing Problem. With the rise of Industrialization and machinery, there has been a distinct rise in various types of pollution. Air Water Ground Noise. Air Pollution.

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The Effects of Technology

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  1. The Effects of Technology The Good and the Bad

  2. To every decision, there are both

  3. Good

  4. Consequences

  5. Pollution

  6. A Growing Problem • With the rise of Industrialization and machinery, there has been a distinct rise in various types of pollution. • Air • Water • Ground • Noise

  7. Air Pollution • A larger issue in “developing” countries than “developed” countries. • A result of industrialization, the CO2 builds up in the atmosphere causing breathing problems for children and the elderly. • Smog

  8. Cairo, Egypt: • Breathing the air in Cairo is the equivalent of smoking 20 cigarettes per day.

  9. Los Angeles: - Studies show that living in L.A. doubles a child’s chance of developing cancer at a later stage in life.

  10. Delhi: - In a survey of almost 12,000 city schoolchildren late last year, 17 percent reported coughing, wheezing or breathlessness, compared to just eight percent of children in a rural area.

  11. Tokyo: - As soon as 1946, pollution reached a point in Tokyo, a new form of asthma was declared – Tokyo/Yokohama asthma.

  12. Global Warming • Popular belief that the increased amounts of CO2 leads to the entrapment of solar heat in the atmosphere causing a slow but perpetual increase in global temperatures. • Global Warming

  13. Water Pollution • A result of overpopulation and industrial waste, water pollution rages across industrializing nations.

  14. Ground Pollution • Often termed littering on a small scale, ground pollution plagues industrialized countries who have moved towards a disposable society

  15. Noise Pollution • “unwanted or disturbing sound” • Problems related to noise include stress related illnesses, high blood pressure, speech interference, hearing loss, sleep disruption, and lost productivity

  16. Nuclear Proliferation

  17. What is it? • Nuclear proliferation is the increasing worldwide availability of nuclear weapons, nuclear knowledge, and nuclear materials such as enriched uranium or plutonium.

  18. Why is it bad? • On a global scale it is easy to control the use of nuclear weapons by stable nations. • Not the same for radical or terrorist organizations.

  19. Relative Poverty

  20. What is it? • The belief that those without want what they do not have. • For example. Who wants a Twix?

  21. Poverty • Almost half the world — over three billion people — live on less than $2.50 a day. • But as an industrialized nation, we measure poverty in: • “What kind of phone do you have?” • “What type of car do you have?” • “How big is your tv?”

  22. Reliance and Laziness

  23. The Rise of Obesity • With the emergence of technology, industrialized nations have seen a dramatic increase in national levels of obesity

  24. Reliance • How long have you gone without using your phone?

  25. Removal from Nature

  26. One Last Downside…

  27. The Good

  28. Life Expectancy!!!

  29. 1800 • Life expectancy in industrialized countries has risen almost 30 years since 1800 • Infant mortality has decreased from 120 deaths per thousand to roughly 20 deaths per thousand

  30. Why? • Development of antibiotics, medicine, medical technology • Penicillin • Aspirin

  31. Access to Information!!!

  32. Communication!!!

  33. Access to Communication

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