TSES 3001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ursula Franklin, Tses, Massey Lectures
29 Jan 2020
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Climate: the pattern of atmospheric conditions found across large geographical regions over long periods of time. Weather: the local physical properties of the troposphere, such as temperature, pressure, humidity, cloudiness, and wind, over relatively short time periods. It extends to 11 km above sea level. [from: environment: the science behind the stories (3rd canadian. Edition) withgott, j. , laposata, m. , and murck, b. (toronto: pearson. Ursula franklin (1989 cbc massey lecture the real world of. Technologies are systems that are made up of tools and techniques. Before 1800 gun manufacture was artisanal (each gun made by a gunsmith) Holistic case: artisans left to make situational decisions as work proceeds. Prescriptive case: making or doing is broken down into steps each step carried out by a worker doing as they are told. Cast-bronze manufacture was prescriptively carried out in 12th century bce china. Franklin observed that science isn"t necessarily the mother of technology. What is graded and when it is due.
