Internet

Information technologies have become a fast growing industry in past several decades. The internet, in particular made many individuals a tremendous amount of money, and by sheer concept the World Wide Web supports the building and existence of “the State”. Local area networks (LANs) support a gross amount of people in any given area such as State College. LANs are reasonably complex for the transfer of data on such a large scale. The LANs can link individuals or organizations globally. Government agencies use the transfer of information as a source of power; the FBI can communicate within itself to determine potential terrorist threats and address them appropriately. Catalysts are namely communication and accessible information. On the other hand, when the misuse of information and abuse of these powers occurs they corrode the state.

The iPod

The iPod has definite influence on the experience of citizenship. Looking around campus at the headphones in everyones ears it implies the social force of music. This technology has political elements in this case and the complimentary technologies associated with the device. Apple, iTunes, and now the iPhone have all changed the values of people in society by indulging them in an easy access to music. The interpretation of the iPod leading to individualistic and decentralized traits among society is a most likely choice for Langdon Winner. Using the iPod typically results in listening to music. Although the consumer chooses which music he or she wishes to listen to, the arguement that music and politics are closely related is an arguement easy to win. The qualities of the iPod having politics mainly have to do with setting and promotion, but with the increase and now abundance of use of this technology it is clear that the iPod does indeed have powerful political elements.

Social Dimensions of Science

Trust and truthfulness in scientific findings depend on society to determine their legitimacy and value. The questions society asks acts as governance for science. When directing study and social resource science is less influenced in practice but more dependent on what technology society is using at any given time. Understanding science as a social enterprise is important because it helps in the process of what to question, such as ethics and political bias. The conclusion drawn by Longino states that because society has taken an increased interest in the issues about science, technology has reflected in whatever context it is taken from. For example, several studies show the relations between scientific community and money and or credentials. The many social dimensions of science provide a plausible correlation between the two. Looking at these dimensions, it is righteous to understand that science has branched similar to a tree and society developed because of the development of science.

To Be Clear and Nonobvious

Practicing religion is understood to have had a social contract or being in a social setting in which nonrational thoughts are presented and accepted by the group. It is used to explain what cannot by the individual looking for the answer. However wrong, acceptance is truth. And, if the non-obvious gray area, such that Randall Collins suggests, is believed for a continuous amount of time than the person is so apathetic about politics or society in general. How so are they? Well according to en.wikipedia.org Albert Einstein believed in God, transcending religion as a social obedience, but at the same time holding an agnostic view. To conclude, there is or was no grey area in a limited human mind, or at least that was reported. Here, the conversation with Hubertus brings up that point. The only tell sign of doubt is a letter, a response in which he says, "It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated." Proving this, there is no explanation for the basis of religion and the practice results in social behavior.