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How exactly does binary code work? - José Américo N L F Freitas

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Imagine trying to use words to describe every scene in a film, every note in a song, or every street in your town. Now imagine trying to do it using only the numbers 1 and 0. Every time you use the Internet to watch a movie, listen to music, or check directions, that’s exactly what your device is doing, using the language of binary code. José Américo N L F de Freitas explains how binary works.

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  • Educator José Américo NLF Freitas
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How can technology aid in the development of ethics? Are technological developments and ethics development independent?

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Technological developments and ethics development are a kind of complement with each others.


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technology help ethics in some ways and do the opposite in other ways


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People can be taught everything all at once instead of going to school.


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ethics and technology are both evolving and help each other evolve but don't completely rely on each other. They both have a huge impact on one on another but evolve separately to.


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Technology can allow people to transfer knowledge around the internet and understand each other better so that they can be more ethical in life. However, technology and ethics are evolving in different ways at different paces.

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