risk taking in the advancement of science and technology theme
It is discussed how one can weight one set of risks and benefits against another in planning scientific experiments and developing technology.
7 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 2 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent4x10 | choice | Emory Erickson lost his own son in a risky transporter experiment. |
| ent2x24 | major | Should the Humans follow the Vulcan's advice and take a slow and measure approach to deep spaceflight development or take risks and possibly get there more quickly? Archer and A.G. Robinson disobeyed orders to break warp speed barrier at great risk to themselves and their mission. |
| movie: Crack in the World (1965) | major | Ted Rampion warned Stephen Sorensen that it was too risky to detonate an atomic bomb in the Earth's mantle, but he did it anyway, and it resulted in the world nearly cracking in two. |
| movie: First Man into Space (1959) | major | The film concluded with a discussion about the need to take risks to achieve great things, and it was asserted that there will always be men, like the Prescott brothers, who are willing to take those risks. |
| movie: On the Threshold of Space (1956) | major | Should Air Force pilots be used as guinea pigs for high altitude parachute jumps in the name of paving the way for people to go into outer space? |
| movie: Marooned (1969) | minor | Charles Keith was adamant to reporters that NASA was right to have sent the three astronauts into space, even if they perished, because it was part of a larger aspiration to reach the stars. |
| movie: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) | minor | Kirk's son David knowingly used dangerous proto-matter to make the Genesis effect work with dire consequences. |