A 2017 survey found no clear consensus among economists on whether AI would increase long-term unemployment. The use of technology is widely prevalent in medicine, science, industry, communication, transportation, and daily life. Technologies include physical objects …
October 7, 2022 • Facebook profits from being frictionless, says Yaël Eisenstat. The solution, Yaël says, is to build more friction into social media. Generally, technicism is an over reliance or overconfidence in …
All the different and usable technologies developed by a culture or people. The pandemic actually became a good opportunity for graduated Food Technology Department. This is related to the “Specific …
Check out the new Future Student Guide and get a glimpse into all that BCIT has to offer—from programs to services, and tips to get started. For nearly 60 years, BCIT has been instrumental in connecting …
Ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes was the first to record simple machines, including pulleys, levers, and inclined planes, all used as machines to lessen the work needed to accomplish a task. During the Industrial Revolution, …
A 2021 analysis shows that patents that are based on scientific discoveries are on average 26% more valuable than equivalent non-science-based patents. Estimates on the advent of artificial general intelligence vary, but half of …
It did not take long to discover that wheeled wagons could be used to carry heavy loads. The ancient Sumerians used a potter’s wheel and may have invented it. A …
This was followed a century later by the Second Industrial Revolution which led to rapid scientific discovery, standardization, and mass production. New technologies were developed, including sewage systems, electricity, light bulbs, electric motors, railroads, automobiles, …
