KPDS 2006-1 Soru=90

The phrase, “once-in-human-history progress” is saying ----.

In this century, the wealth and success of nations will
depend like never before on the ability to produce
and use knowledge. Universities have long been
instrumental in generating knowledge and ideas. But
in an increasingly globalized world, and in the face of
rapid scientific change, they will need to think about a
set of new challenges and how best to prepare their
students for the coming decades. Universities will
need to teach a new kind of literacy, in which global
awareness will play an important role. They also
need to deal with the dilemmas posed by the
accelerating pace of change brought on by scientific
and technological advances. We are on the brink of
once-in-human-history progress in combating
disease through the application of modern science.
Doctors will have at their disposal blood tests that will
tell you with substantial predictive power how long
you will live and from what diseases you are likely to
suffer. The Internet and the application of information
technology may well represent the most profound
change in the way knowledge is disseminated since
the printing press. We are close to understanding the
first second of the history of the cosmos.