Problem
Undesirable advances in science and technology
Other Names:
Harmful development of scientific knowledgeHarmful application of technical development
Dangerous scientific progress
Research with potential adverse effects
Incidence:
The research areas in question do not lend themselves easily to classification. Scientific activity is extremely wide-ranging and encompasses all aspects of human life, from the time the embryo is conceived to the time a human being is born, lives and finally disappears or, to be less categorical, departs for a better world. There are some areas of activity, however, which appear more risky than others and which require constant attention: (a) medicine and health, (b) computing and (c) nuclear energy.
Narrower Problems:
Undesirable medical researchDangerous developments in computerizationDangerous developments in nuclear researchIrresponsible release of genetically modified species Aggravates:
Health hazards of technology Strategies:
Reducing adverse effects of scientific progress Subject(s):
Action → ApplicationDevelopment → Development
Development → Potential
Development → Progress
Research, Standards → Research
Science → Science
Societal Problems → Hazards
Technology → Technical
Technology → Technology
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST