Sci&Tech History

In Science, Technology & Society area, technology is seen as a social construction. The implication of this construction can be seen in the Palapa satellite or Bio energy development in Indonesia, which correlated with New deal issue, and its impact to increase human welfare. It’s beautiful in the concept as it written on the bio [...]

Francis Bacon words ‘knowledge is power’ express his world view which, “took a deliberately strong position against the idea of a separation and opposition between techniques and science, manual and intellectual work, and mechanical and liberal art.(Hiskes, 1986)” The unity between material (technique) and non-material (intellectual) can also be seen in Japanese tradition include the [...]

After following bio energy actors in the university, I found three patterns which have been used by each actor that I followed. The first one, use a top-down approach to extend his network by modulates its impact to the government. The second, extend his network by using a network approach; start from existing interest by [...]

Today I was visited Cikole village in Lembang. My occasion is to see how society can accept the new reactor biogas technology, maintain it and also spent their money for the first installation which reach Rp 3 million. Cases which occur is various, some people is willing to use it because they know its ability, [...]

How do you know rather a technology is good or bad? One parameter which used to quantify it is by seeing its efficiency. Efficiency concept becomes paradox if we related it with consumerism. In one hand, technology development such as hand phone makes people connect with other people or the web much easier and faster, [...]