ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

World problems

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

Narrower

Uncontrolled environmental impact of technology

Medical backlash

Fashionable mental disorders

Excessive work-related travel

Technical ignorance of decision makers

Overemphasis on effective use of technical resources

Increasing pace of life

Excessive computer control of social processes

Aggravates

Proliferation of nuclear weapons and technology

Proliferation of information

Faltering structural adjustment in the world economy

Progress equated with efficiency

Natural resource depletion due to high-level consumption

Maldistribution of science and technology

Irresponsible scientific and technological activity

Inability of educational systems to keep pace with technological advancement

Aggravated by

Technological doping

High risk technologies

Reduced by

Lack of technological progress

Related

Unjustly persecuted scientists

Strategy

Promoting scientific and technology culture

Conveying dogmatism

Value

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

Development » Progress

Science » Science

Technology » Technical

Technology » Technology

Content quality

Yet to rate

Language

English

Last update

May 19, 2022