Handbook of Science and Technology Convergence / edited by William Sims Bainbridge, Mihail C. Roco.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bainbridge, William Sims, editor.

Roco, Mihail C., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Application software.

Communication.

Sociology.

User interfaces (Computer systems).

Education--Data processing.

Education.

Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Media Research.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Computers and Education.

Local Subjects:

Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.

Media Research.

User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.

Computers and Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (Approx. 1400 pages) : 100 illustrations

Contained In:

Springer Nature Living Reference

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

Scientists and engineers have long been aware of the tension between narrow specialization and multidisciplinary cooperation, but now a major transformation is in process that will require technical fields to combine far more effectively than formerly in the service of human benefit. This handbook will catalog all the ways this can be accomplished, and the reasons it must be. Nature is a single coherent system, and diverse methods of scientific and engineering investigations should reflect this interlinked and dynamic unity. Accordingly, general concepts and ideas should be developed systematically in interdependence, with cause-and-effect pathways, for improved outcomes in knowledge, technology, and applications. At the same time, industrial and social applications rely on integration of disciplines and unification of knowledge. Thus, convergence is both a fundamental principle of nature and a timely opportunity for human progress. This handbook will represent the culmination of fifteen years of workshops, conferences, and publications that initially explored the connections between nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and new technologies based on cognitive science. A constant emphasis on human benefit then drew in the social sciences, even as shared scientific and ethical principles brought in sustainability of the Earth environment and the challenge of equitable economic advancement. The intellectual contributions of literally hundreds of scientists and engineers established a number of research methods and analytical principles that could unite disparate fields. The culmination has been called Convergence of Knowledge and Technology for the benefit of Society (CKTS), defined as the escalating and transformative interactions among seemingly different disciplines, technologies, communities, and domains of human activity to achieve mutual compatibility, synergism, and integration.

Contents:

1.The Era of Convergence

2. Principles and Methods that Facilitate Convergence

3. Bio-cognitive Evolution

4. Collective Intelligence Systems

5. Consilience

6. Convergence-Divergence Process

7. The Convergence of Curation

8. Decision Making in a Convergent Society

9. Dimensions of Research

10. Modeling and Simulation

11. Science and Technology Forecasting

12. Self-organization and Emergence of Dynamic Systems

13. Systemic Interdependencies

14. Visionary Scenario Development of Emerging Fields

15. NBIC

16. Cognitive Technology

17. Complex Biological Systems

18. Convergence of Nanotechnology and Biotechnology

19. Information Technology Supported Convergence

20. Nanotechnology-Neuroscience Convergence

21. Neurotechnology-Centered Convergence

22. Services Science and Societal Convergence

23. Transition from Inert to Living Systems

24. Unifying Concepts in Physics, Chemistry and Engineering

25. Human-Technology Collaboration

26. Citizen Science

Collaboratories

27. Communication Media

28. Convergence with the Arts

29. Co-Robots: Humans and robots operating as partners

30. Distributed Manufacturing

31. Human Computation and Convergence

32. Open Source Technology Development

33. Participation in Convergence Research

34. Personalized and Interactive Literature

35. Virtual Meetings

36. The Earth Scale System

37. Astrosociology (Social Science of Space Exploration)

38. Demographic Transition

39. Global Risk Assessment

40. Linguistic Convergence

41. Network of Cooperation between Science Organizations

42. Science and Technology Globalization

43. Space Exploration

44. Sustainable Global Food Supply

45. Socio-Ecological Systems

46. Whole-Earth Monitoring

47. Twenty-First Century Society

48. Boundary Organizations

49. Cognitive Society

50. Convergence in ethical implications and communication of emerging technologies

51. Cultural Science

52. Digital Government

53. Ethics of Convergence for Enhancement of Cognition

54. Human Enhancement in Sports

55. Intellectual Property Rights

56. Institutional Transformation

57. Medical Approach to Wellness

58. Polycentric Governance

59. Systematizing Global and Regional Creativity

60. Technology and Religion

61. Unifying Ethical Concepts

62. Reconceptualization of Education

63. Academic Research Centers: Platforms for Convergence of Science, Technology and Innovation

64. Assistive Technology in Education

65. Convergence Science and Technology at Seoul National University

66. Cyberlearning

67. Informal Science Education of Converging Technologies

68. Integrative Graduate Education and Research

69. Learning in a World of Convergence

70. Life-Long Learning

71. Norms and Standards of Learning

72. Online Courses

73. Pre-college Convergence Education. .

ISBN:

978-3-319-04033-2

9783319040332

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