Public Engagement, Democratizing Science Or Nightmare?

Although the proposal’s title briefly explains its purpose, there is a lot more written into this bill than one first realizes. Evolving just one year after the book, it proposes changes that would help better strengthen the basic protections for the valuable research dealing with human life in any way. The policy introduces new perspective on the expanded pool of research of the 21st century-one that may no longer fully protect the human

Once, there was a boy named Tom Tapia. He was about 10, almost 11. He loved to play games like Stare_Woofs, or really any hacking game. When he grew up… he was a hacker, a black hat one. He started out as just a script kiddy, in high school, changing his grades and charging other students to change theirs. Then he grew more and more intelligent. He learned how to hack in C++, then all forms of Java, then Lua, and eventually every programming language. By the time he was 25, he was a very skilled hacker, even attempted the white house once, almost made it when the daily system reboot threw ‘em out.

The goal is to inform the public of the facts about hackers and the influences from pop culture and mainstream media that have changed society’s perception of hackers over time. I will also discuss statistical data about society’s fear of hackers and how it has changed the perception of hackers. If I can convince the readers that hackers are responsible for many of the technological innovations over the last 50 years, it will help me argue my point and hopefully persuade people to reconsider their opinions of hackers. The ultimate goal is to persuade people to redefine their definition of hackers and hope that society will use the correct classifications when reporting about them or describing their character in pop culture, but I would be satisfied if I could just create a platform for the next step on the road to change. One thing that absolutely amazed me was the amount of new information that is created and distributed every year. I learned that it is important to make sure that the message is strong and loud so it will not be lost amongst all the other information. An argument must be clear and maintain focus so that the audience will not become disinterested or

When people think of hacking, they think of the Matrix style hacking where they look at an interpretable screen with falling green symbols. Contrary to popular belief, hacking has become much easier as technology advances and more wireless alternatives become available such as bluetooth cars and phones. Technology companies have also begun to increase their security and has slowed the amount of attacks and has reduced the amount of personal information that can be stolen . However, even

Scientific research has often challenged boundaries of what people find necessary and oppositions to advancements in the field are mainly composed of fear—is nature being tested? Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein depicts Victor Frankenstein pushing the boundaries of nature in the name of science, when it seems like the world was not ready for such a creation. A college student today might remember growing up with Dolly the Sheep, the first successful cloned mammal. Dolly’s achievement received mixed criticism, including the fear of possible danger due to accessible cloning. More recently, scientific innovations such as Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) or Designer Babies push people’s expectations of science and the

Each of us can help prevent animal sufferings and deaths by buying cruelty-free products, donating only to charities that don’t experiment on animals, requesting alternatives to animal dissection, demanding the immediate implementation of humane, effective non-animal tests by government agencies and corporations, and calling on our alma maters to stop experimenting on animals. With the help of supporters we can expose and end the use of animals

When conducting research using living non human subjects, researchers have to consider the rules enforced by overseeing animal care committees, institutions, states and countries. Therefore, using living non human subjects requires a balance between obeying rules and optimizing research. Sometimes rules and optimal methods are opposed; following the rules may not allow one to answer the question being investigated in the best way whereas utilizing optimal methods may violate rules. For example, if one needed to study pain receptors and pain response in mice, one would have to utilize a painful stimulus. Administering a painful stimulus may violate the animal rights, but this method seems optimized to assess animal pain response. Similarly, in plants, one wanting to study plants may house these plants in a greenhouse or alternative area, in doing so, the researcher separates the plant from pollinating agents in the case of flowering plants or separates the plants

Three things happen when they are in the lab; You fall in love with them, they fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry.” His comments were tweeted by Connie St Louis, who directs the science journalism program at City University, London. She commented, “Really, does this Nobel laureate think we are still in Victorian times?” (Ratcliff). Despite numerous education initiatives, the number of women in science laboratories has remained low, only 13%. However, the researchers in the following pictures show that female biologists are as competent as male biologists and they research harder than them to break through the old perceptions like Tim Hunter’s.

Congratulations! You have just won a trip to Earth in the year 2050, when Scientific American writers Michael Moyer and Carina Storrs predict that the world will be in dire need of resources. Buildings are crumbling, and more people are becoming cold and hungry by the hour. Cows have been extinct since 2030, and oil and coal have been wiped from the people’s memory. A skinny man glances at you from a crowd with a sad look in his eyes, and you can see the hunger within him. You wish that you could give all of these people something to eat, but your tour guide just keeps walking along like he sees the same image all the time. This time traveling vacation is just a glimpse of what the future could be, however, the field of synthetic biology could

The supporters of this concept argue that computers can be unreliable in giving accurate results or information on issues related to cells, environment or molecules (Christopher 17). Animal testing has therefore been used to give very reliable and substantial scientific information in the last century. On the other hand, opponents or individuals who challenge the concept of animal experimentation argue that animals, like humans, feel and experience pain and should not be subjected to unnecessary pain and suffering. Furthermore, they posit that animals used for research are often subjected to cruel and traumatizing conditions, therefore, negating fundamental animal rights. Moreover, other arguments indicate that animals should be respected because they have natural rights just like all other beings (Hackman

Many people know that curiosity killed the cat, for hacker’s curiosity is deep in their roots. It started with the word hack. “Hack” was used as a term witch is to improve performance of programs. Pagllery stated that “Hacking became the art of figuring out unique solutions.” and that “hackers wanted to make technology work better….” In the 1970s hackers used a whistle tone for free international phone calls. In the 1980s, instead of teenage hacking the phone network system, hackers began to attack computers for money and espionage (Pagllery). This brings in the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) to combat terrorism, but later to also combat the growing cyberterrorism. The DHS was created after the 2001 terrorist attack on the world trade

The social learning theory views hackers as individuals who are socialized into breaking rules through peer-association. A majority of hackers are young and learn from their friends in a type of communal environment. Studies show that this behavior takes place in a distinctive socio-cultural context and “communal” structure. Just like social learning takes place in the terrestrial world, it also takes place in the virtual world. Peer association and social learning in the hacking subculture takes place in both the terrestrial and virtual worlds. In the “terrestrial” world, hackers participate in organized conferenes, such as the annual DEFCON hacker gathering, at which knowledge, tools and tales are exchanged. Chapters of the 2600 hackers organization meet weekly in towns and cities across the US. In “virtual” or online settings, peer groups are formed and

Experimenting on animals has had a huge impact on all modern scientific progress. However, many people are completely in the dark when it comes to knowing all the facts about what exactly happens to the animals being tested on. In addition, the reasons behind the testing are unknown to the majority of the population, save the scientists actually doing the testing, multiple organizations and activist groups opposing it, and the few who take it upon themselves to do the research.

Scientific research using animals has a long legacy in universities. Therefore, it has been able to assume the un-questioned continuation that tradition normally dictates. In simpler terms, it is thought to be the norm. It is thought to be necessary to the institutes of universities and of education. Up until the recent curriculum changes British Columbian high-schools required the biology curriculums to integrate the dissection of cow's eyes, and pig fetuses to set students up to believe that animal use is a necessary evil in the name of scientific pursuit. It is unclear how the new proposed high-school curriculum will address these issues, although there has been the integration of virtual dissections in the recent years. From there, students

Computer hackers became prominent in the 1980’s when the FBI investigates breach of security at the National CSS. When an employee of the National CSS revealed his password cracker, the company chastised him not for writing the software but by no telling them sooner of the security weakness and vulnerability.