IB Theme: Human Ingenuity

IB THEME HUMAN INGENUITY

• What ethical considerations are there with the advancement of technology?

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IB LEARNER PROFILE CHARACTERISTICS: “PRINCIPLED” ….We take responsibility for our actions and their consequencesWithin this context: For example: Where does a scientist, specifically a genetic engineer draw a line in altering the natural forms of our food?

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How 3-D-Printed Prosthetic Hands Are Changing These Kids’ Lives

National Geographic Traditional prosthetics can cost thousands of dollars and need to be replaced as children grow. A group of volunteers is using open-source technology and 3-D printers to provide free prosthetic hands for children and adults who need them. In this short from filmmaker Charlie Nordstrom, learn about e-NABLE, the organization behind the idea. Hear from Kieran, a child whose life has been improved by the device, and see the whole process unfold at Autodesk, a creative workshop in San Francisco.

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Prosthetic limbs in the Olympics

CBS News At first, double-amputee Oscar Pistorius was running on the Paralympic circuit using his high-tech running blades. Now that he's won an international court battle, he can run against able-bodied athletes at the London Olympic games. Mark Phillips reports.

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Nano robots inside you

World Science Festival Inside of you, at all times, there are trillions of natural nano robots walking around, taking out the trash, and packaging strands of DNA. Below the calm, ordered exterior of a living organism lies a complex collection of molecular machines working together to create something greater than themselves. Physicist and author of "Life's Ratchet" Peter Hoffmann shows us the tiny city beneath the surface.

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Fantastic voyage of the nanobots

Cambridge University Nanomachines small enough to move around our bloodstream have long been a dream of scientists and public alike. But working out how to make them move has meant they’ve remained in the realm of science fiction. Professor Jeremy Baumberg and colleagues recently developed the world’s tiniest engine – just a few billionths of a metre in size. It’s biocompatible, cost-effective to manufacture, fast to respond and energy efficient. Could nanomachines keep us healthy by patrolling, monitoring and repairing the body? “There’s a revolution happening in personalised healthcare, and for that we need sensors not just on the outside but on the inside,” explains Baumberg. “Nanoscience is driving this. We are now building technology that allows us to even imagine these futures.”

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Fantastic Voyage of Nanobots

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The next step in nanotechnology

Nearly every other year the transistors that power silicon computer chip shrink in size by half and double in performance, enabling our devices to become more mobile and accessible. But what happens when these components can't get any smaller? George Tulevski researches the unseen and untapped world of nanomaterials. His current work: developing chemical processes to compel billions of carbon nanotubes to assemble themselves into the patterns needed to build circuits, much the same way natural organisms build intricate, diverse and elegant structures. Could they hold the secret to the next generation of computing?

1996: Dolly the sheep cloned

CNN Born on July 5, 1996, Dolly the Sheep was the first mammal to be successfully cloned from an adult cell.

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I Cloned My Dead Dog

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Doctor says human cloning attempt failed

Dr. Panos Zavos speaks during a press conference Jan. 17 in London. The fertility doctor told the media he implanted a cloned embryo into a 35-year-old woman's womb. On Wednesday he announced that the effort had failed.

IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)

IVF is in vitro fertilization. In vitro, in Latin, means in glass. This means that the fertilization of the egg by the human sperm happens in a Petri dish, in the laboratory, outside of the normal place where fertilization would occur, which is the human fallopian tube. Mark D. Hornstein, MD, Director , Center for Infertility and Reproductive Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, describes the indications for in vitro fertilization and how IVF is performed.

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IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)

Common indications for IVF include tubal factor or problems with a woman's fallopian tube; male factor or problems with a partner's sperm; endometriosis, a condition in which the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. Another common indication for in vitro fertilization is unexplained infertility, situations in which a physician has not been able to make a definitive diagnosis.

Trailer: “Gattaca”

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol. The film presents a biopunk vision of a future society driven by eugenics where potential children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The film centers on Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, who was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space.

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What Is Genetically Modified Food?

Genetically modified foods have been demonized in recent years by health advocates and environmentalists alike. If we look at the history of food cultivation, however, it is apparent we've been eating them all along. Scientific American editor Eric R. Olson explains.

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10 Genetically Modified Food Facts

After one of the largest restaurant chains in America decided to ban genetically modified organisms from its menu in 2015, the hot topic of GMOs is back on the world stage. In this instalment, we’re counting down 10 crucial facts you should know about genetically modified food.

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