LAS 432 Week 5 DQ 1 The Politics of Technology\tSuperior expertise about how technologies work does not guarantee superior judgment about how they should be used, regulated, or governed. As technology becomes more sophisticated, how can citizens and political leaders judge and understand whether a given technology offers great perils or great promises? When great technological projects, such as venturing farther into the galaxy or developing new life-extending medicines, are proposed, how should government officials make decisions about how tax dollars should be spent?\u00a0\tThink of \u00a0 birth control pills, an Olympic runner in a race with artificial legs, \u00a0 video technology that can now pry into our private lives on the street. Electric and electronic technologies that drain our power grid. \u00a0Cars crowding streets and poisoning the air and changing the international dynamic due to the importance of oil. \u00a0Life extension medical technologies that have the \u00a0effect of rising our medical costs as more seriously ill people more old people are living longer often with a low quality of life. \u00a0There was little government involvement in technology issues and developments in the past but now we \u00a0are beset by a host of questions produced by more and more technological innovation.\tEnvironmental issues are rising to the forefront and suggested remedies for the prevention of \u00a0ruining our environment have price tags in the billions and trillions. \u00a0 How should governments \u00a0deal with these issues. \u00a0The Chinese government enforces a “one-child” policy. \u00a0It is difficult to imagine the US government trying such a policy here. \u00a0But how can these decisions be made or shall we just let technology happen and then try to deal with the consequences on a personal level?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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