This last edition of Tech Tales revisits the past 20 columns which described the myriad applications of technology, the exciting possibilities that are emerging as well as the challenges and issues posed. As the column signs off, we emphasize the two very different faces, the Jekyll and Hyde characteristic, of technology applications. Note that it is not technology per se, but how it is used, and in what context, which determines whether or not it is a force for general good.
From agriculture to zoonoses, science and technology (S&T) is now the major factor driving change. Precision farming. . .