Science and the Modern World

It is unequivocal that the new dimensions and definitions of modern world, with all its magnificence along various aspects of human existence, owe their genesis to the technological advancements that took place in the last two decades. The essence of human existence, socially, economically and even culturally seeks definitions along the multidimensional space of technological advancements that cover each and every aspect of man as an individual as well as collectively when perceived against the larger backdrop of mercurial changes that deny old existing concepts and demand new definitions. Technology, now, after a subtle and swift intervention into the lifestyle of the common man, redefines and re-determines even the most fundamental aspects of our existence, and obliges preparedness for a new age with new fundamentals.
The integration of knowledge and the consequent births of new disciplines are the phenomena that make us realize the new responsibilities- individually as well as collectively. The realm of knowledge is realized chiefly in terms of the convergence of various branches of knowledge with different origins. The coalition of medical science and modern technological advancements is the most conspicuous instance with great immediacy of acquaintance. It is not too old to recall the era when the medical science and physics were almost distinct with a very small area of common applications, but, every new invention the field of computers contributes quite significantly to the working of doctors by reducing the tyranny to space in life of man. It is the convergence, the convergence of knowledge into a point of application determined by human needs and human aspirations, which makes us more versatile and more perceptive to new branches of knowledge and enables us to enjoy and utilize new destinations of human intellect, born of such syntheses.

It is obvious that we people the new are world defined in terms of convergence and intellectual unification. It is an interesting paradox that the new world, on one hand, witnesses almost imperialistic hike in human reach, and, on the other hand, it is the world with astounding diminution of the old parameters that ruled supreme with unquestioned autocracy. The parameters of time and space are more hostile to each other than ever before. Spaces cease to matter while time is demanding new units in micros and mini micros. The meteoric rise of communication technology metamorphosed the pre- existing order almost completely and firmly established the need of new parameters and new definitions. It is again beyond any doubt that communication technology unifies various seemingly scattered ramifications of knowledge and accounts for the convergence into one ethereal identity that surmounts all the geo-political barriers and redefines our existence. The birth of nanotechnology is another great event in the intellectual history of man which further unifies the remote areas of knowledge and contributes to the formation of a new world with little skepticism about human welfare. The convergence of health care and pharmaceutical industries makes a fine instance of the dimensions of new world defined in terms of convergence. The concept of tele-medicine ratifies the hope and possibility of human welfare beyond human imagination.
The cultural significance of the unification of technologies is not less important. The internet is a boon that unifies the Globe and reduces it into a small screen with all its magnanimity and trivialities. The narrow domestic walls have begun to crumble down as the emotional, and paradoxically economical, sharing across the globe is as easy as a courtesy visit to a neighboring house. It is another significant step towards the new formation with virtual images of the 36 Parallels and Redcliffs demarcating the countries and the culture defined chiefly in terms of intellectual unification and emotional oneness.