science, technology and human needs

- Science, technology and human needs: the historical perspective (e. g. aspects of the Industrial Revolution)

- Developments, achievements and risks: modern life under the influence of science and technology (e. g. cloning, GM food)

- Science Fiction and Dystopia

 

cf.:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577952_2/Industrial_Revolution.html

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook14.html

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/clickandclone/