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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Adverse consequences of scientific and technological progress

Adverse consequences of scientific and technological progress

  • Dogmatic belief in benefits of technical progress

Broader

Inappropriate understanding of progress
Yet to rate

Narrower

Uncontrolled environmental impact of technology
Presentable
Medical backlash
Presentable
Fashionable mental disorders
Presentable
Excessive work-related travel
Presentable
Technical ignorance of decision makers
Yet to rate
Overemphasis on effective use of technical resources
Yet to rate
Increasing pace of life
Yet to rate
Excessive computer control of social processes
Yet to rate

Aggravates

Proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology
Excellent
Proliferation of information
Excellent
Faltering structural adjustment in the world economy
Excellent
Progress equated with efficiency
Presentable
Natural resource depletion due to high-level consumption
Presentable
Maldistribution of science and technology
Presentable
Irresponsible scientific and technological activity
Presentable
Inability of educational systems to keep pace with technological advancement
Presentable
Anti-science
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Technological doping
Excellent
High risk technologies
Yet to rate

Reduced by

Lack of technological progress
Yet to rate

Related

Unjustly persecuted scientists
Presentable

Strategy

Promoting scientific and technology culture
Presentable
Conveying dogmatism
Yet to rate

Value

Unscientific
Yet to rate
Progress
Yet to rate
Dogmatism
Yet to rate
Disbelief
Yet to rate
Belief
Yet to rate
Adversity
Yet to rate

Reference

Coppock, Rob: Social Constraints on Technological Progress

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Subject
Content quality
Yet to rate
 Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
May 19, 2022