How has Telecommunications?

Question

been effective to influence the minds adaptability for embracing knowledge and when exactly did we loose the ability to keep our sights upon matters of earth and humanity"s health. Thank You.

Answer 1

I had the unfortunate experience in college to study geographical epidemiology under a professor that I would pretty much equate to Satan, but I did learn a few things, specifically how telecommunications plays a role in human health.

I had interviewed doctors for my thesis after reading an article in the paper, which cited that these small, in the middle of nowhere hospitals were spending millions on telecommunications networks. What I came to realize was that these networks allowed rural doctors to enlist the expertise of specialists in major cities hundreds of miles away. This allowed the health care delivery system to overcome vast geographical barriers. A patient no longer had to travel hundreds of miles to see this specialist unless it was completely necessary.

Furthermore, what I've found was that telecommunications is also under rapid development to extend beyond just information sharing and is moving into physical applications. Within 50 years, it is likely that a surgeon in Tokyo, Japan could operate on a patient in Argentina through telesurgury technology. Obviously, it won't start with open heart surgery, but it's an exciting concept.

In so far as how telecommunications can play a positive role in the planet's health, I think networks connecting scientists monitoring seismic activity of earthquakes is a major role in tsunami warning systems, again playing a role in human health. But these technologies can also help us understand how the geographic processes of Earth work, which in turn can help us understand how human activity can effect and change the planet's evolution, such as is the case with global warming.

In essence, I think the human hunger for information has created telecommunications to feed itself and share, so I wouldn't go so far as to say we've lost the ability to keep our sights upon serious matters because of it. Not just yet, anyway.

Answer 2

Telecommunications permits the sharing of information, but in our current world, it is the speed and distance that is of importance. Indians used smoke signals and early America used the telegraph. Now we have computers to store information for rapid access. This makes the search for knowledge much faster and easier. Man has adapted to this concept to survive and remain competitive. Survival is not the only benefit: just about every activity is somehow linked to one form of telecommunications. As a result, knowledge is much more available today.
When "exactly" did we lose focus on our health and our earth? We have experienced these losses for a very long time. It is probably relative to how many other things we are concerned with. As our lives became more complex, we spent less time on matters such as our health and and our planet. Health is a personal problem and should be a propriety for everyone.
Unfortunately, the rising costs of health care prohibit some from seeking any health care at all. As we get older, we do care more about our health and our planet. It is probably because our life has become less complicated and we have more available time.

Answer 3

1. It made information more accessable and, therefore, our mind is more adept at taking bits and pieces of information from the barrage of data to which we are exposed each moment of the day.

2. That is in direct proportion for our "need" for more money. The greater the desire for personal welath and financial comfort, the less other things mean to us.