Sunday 29 September 2013

TWC Week 7 Review - The Big Picture



The BioBusiness Revolution 2: Agriculture and the Environment: Past, Present, Future

Framework 
·      What the technology is about
·      Its advantages and disadvantages
·      How prevalent it is in the world currently
·      Whether countries have been receptive to such technology? If not, what are their reasons for rejecting or being slow to accept such technology?
·       Can these limitations be overcome?
o   Can governments play a part in overcoming these limitations through
§  Education (to change the mindsets and attitudes of the people)
§  Policies and legislation
§  International collaboration and commitment to several common goals

 Some areas which you may want to explore in greater detail are
·      Genetically-modified food
·      Diversified farming system
o   E.g. Aquaculture
o   E.g. Lab-grown food
o   E.g. Commercial vertical farms (these can be found in Singapore!)

TWC Week 7 Presentation - Jing Hui

TWC Week 7 Presentation - Yi Ting

TWC Week 7 Presentation - Aishwarya

TWC Week 7 Presentation - Eva Kong

Sunday 22 September 2013

TWC Week 6 Review - The Big Picture


With regards to the BioBusiness Revolution and the biomedical sciences, what has been covered in class this week can generally be classified under 2 main categories – healthcare trends and medical technology.

When analyzing a trend, the following should be kept in mind
*    What makes it a global trend?
*    What triggered this global trend? Which other factors then accelerated this trend? (Notice the roles of the various stakeholders in perpetuating/promoting such trends – the key stakeholders are governments, corporations and the public)
o   Some possible factors are
§  Changing demographics
§  Technological advances
§  Intellectual Property rights (whether governments have championed them) - this affects countries' access to medical technology/breakthroughs in medicine and the proliferation of such technology
*    What are its effects on the society and economy?
*    How can this trend, if negative, be addressed?
*    How can the relevant stakeholders further promulgate positive trends?


Some of the major medical technology that have been revolutionary/are going to be revolutionary are as follows. Do understand the nature of these technology, how they work and their possible future impacts on the society.
*    Robotic surgery
*    Augmented Reality Contact Lens
*    Bionic Eye
*    Implantable medical devices
*    Personalized medicine





TWC Week 6 Presentation - Rebekah

TWC Week 6 Presentation - Luo Xindi

TWC Week 6 Presentation - Clara Chu

TWC Week 6 Presentation - Siddharth Kaul

Sunday 15 September 2013

TWC Week 5 Review - The Big Picture


Here is a suggested structure of how you can categorise what you have learnt under. This will aid your revision for the final examinations but more importantly help you to understand the bigger picture. Once again, it is important not to dwell too much on the specific details.

Present

v How are the following aspects of ICT being manifested in the world today?
v How have they impacted societies? Are there certain societies that are not as receptive to such changes? If so, why not?
v How will ICT benefit developing countries? To what extent has it impacted the various millineium development goals stated in Reading 3?
v How have they impacted the economies? How will they affect the disparities between developed and developing countries?
v Are there any legal or ethical implications that may arise from the usage of ICT? If so, what steps have been taken to mitigate the negative implications?

Future

v What role do governments have to play in promoting or regulating ICT?
v How will these various aspects of ICT affect the communications among people in the near future?
v To what extent will it impact the various millineium development goals?
v How do you think ICT will evolve in the next 10-20 years?

Aspects to explore
v Crowdsourcing
v Web 3.0 – personalized products and services
v Social media
v Data management and cloud computing


TWC Week 5 Presentation - Jamie Teo

TWC Week 5 Presentation - Ho Yee

TWC Week 5 Presentation - Daniel

TWC Week 5 Presentation - Katty

TWC Week 5 Presentation - Olanda

ZHUANG LINGZHEN


Individual Presentation

Individual Paper

Group Website - Virtual Reality

Blog

ZHENG TIANBAI


Individual Presentation - The Dark Side of Technology

Individual Paper

Group Website - Clean Energy

Blog

YEO PEI SHAN


Individual Presentation - Mycestro

Individual Paper

Group Website - Mind-controlled prosthetics

Blog

YAP SHIEN TAH


Individual Presentation - General Electric (Jack Welsh)

Individual Paper

Group Website

Blog

WONG YI TING


Individual Presentation - Meat
Individual Paper

Group Website - Mind-controlled prosthetics

Blog

THIAN WEN LI


Individual Presentation - Climate Change and Energy Solutions

Individual Paper
Group Website

Blog

TAY YUAN QUAN


Individual Presentation - Suicide Seeds

Individual Paper

Group Website - Clean Energy

Blog

TAY LAY TING GRACE


Individual Presentation - A Rainforest Chernobyl

Individual Paper

Group Website - Clean Energy

Blog

TAN HO YEE


Individual Presentation - Internet Access and the New Digital Divide

Individual Paper

Group Website - Clean Energy

Blog

TAM CHUN KIT JOSEPH


Individual Presentation - Solar Energy

Individual Paper

Group Website

Blog

SYLVESTER YEO KAI REN


Individual Presentation - Eugenics

Individual Paper

Group Website

Blog

SUHERMAN KARTIKA SARI


Individual Presentation - Is Singapore a fertile place for creativity

Individual Paper

Group Website - Food of the Future

Blog

SIM JIA HUI DANIEL


Individual Presentation

Individual Paper

Group Website - Transhumanism

Blog

SIDDHARTH KAUL

Individual Presentation - Learning from Video Games: Bioshock and Genetic Engineering

Individual Paper

Group Website

Blog

SIDDARTH SETHI


Individual Presentation - Flying Cars

Individual Paper

Group Website

Blog

SAM LIM KOK WEI


Individual Presentation - Energy, Past, Present and Future

Individual Paper

Group Website - Mind-controlled prosthetics

Blog