A BOON OR A BANE?????

PRESENTATION BY, S.HANSIKA

Science- this single word itself has a lot to say. Science has truly been the burning topic of the century. Today, if we just need to think about any sector , the word science will surely come up. Science technology has made an immense impact on nearly every sphere of daily life.

Humans incessantly explore, experiment, create, and examine the world. This urge to know more and explore the unexplored has given birth to the field called science. The active process by which physical, biological, and chemical occurrences are studied is known as science.

Through the advent of hybrids farmers have received a boon. Today farming is a lot easier than it was a decade ago. After the green revolution farming has become a lot easier and the yield has increased tenfold.

It is only due to science that we stand where we are today. Science has given us lot-computers, technology, electronics, gadgets and the list goes on and on. Science has beyond doubt been a boon for us. Science has made life easier for man.

Transportation has become a million times easier due to science and technology. Thanks to science we can travel from one corner of the world to another within a few hours today. Through telecommunication and technology science has brought the world closer. Today a man in India can communicate through the internet to a person in another nook of the world.

Science has done a great service to mankind by giving birth to medical technology. Today, science has greatly augmented the longevity of life. Once incurable diseases like small-pox have completely been eradicated and dreaded maladies like Cancer are no longer without a remedy.

Science has truly made us say that this is a small, small world.

Science is the life blood of human race.As long as it is flowing we can see human progress,security and safety. But unfortunately we have accidents and political leeches which drain blood and create problems.Just as our blood has many problems and diseases, the science also faces many problems.

Science can be used as a tool for the development but like every coin has another side, science, when it is in wrong hands can be abused. The exploitation of science can result in several disastrous consequences like nuclear wars, catastrophic pollution and ruinous bloodshed.

Einstein gave this equation so that the atomic energy can be measured and used for solving the energy crisis. He might have not even thought that his equation may lead to the devastation of two cities (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) and create a potential threat to the mankind.

Gone are the days when peace and tranquility used to prevail throughout the world. Today a gun booms in one corner of the world or another everyday. Wars are fought between countries for years and years together at a stretch. Families are torn apart and friends are lost forever, never to be reunited .By giving birth to weaponry, warcraft and armaments it can be indisputably said that science is the root of battles, armed conflicts and international disputes. The development of computer made man lazy, weakened his physical abilities, reduced his vision and overall made him think less.

Due to the advent of science the longevity of life has greatly increased. But, this is paving the way for over-population and population explosion. This has resulted in mass deficiency of land.

The scientific discovery of radioactivity and nuclear energy gave us new tools and means to greater comfort and other benefits. It is a different matter that scientific advancement is also sometimes put to destructive ends.
Science is a great boon for humankind, but when it is misused it can prove to be the most worst of banes.

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