TOK- Production of scientific knowledges, shared knowledges and the new theme

Read this article on the production of scientific knowledge, shared knowledge  and the new knowledge and technology theme (toktopics.com). Write a response outlining the benefits and the challenges of knowledge production in the scenario outlined in the article.

The production of scientific knowledge has been well demonstrated in this piece of article when the novel coronavirus appeared accidentally and suddenly and then transfixed in the whole world thus a series of chain knowledges has been then produced by this. Around the pandemics, a great deal of new knowledges has been created. While the COVID-19 pandemics itself is already the production of scientific knowledge by the nature world and the ecosystem, the vaccine that scientists seek to create, the values of extreme measure such as quarantines and the controlling of spreads of virus are all par of the production of scientific knowledges in this scenario.

Shared knowledge is when particular knowledges are public and open to all the population. For example, in the topic, a group of Chinese researchers has published the genetic sequence of new virus through the website for all scientists from all over the world to start to developing diagnostic tests and explore treatment. A group of Germany researchers also published details of diagnostic tests soon after. The sharing of knowledge could help the globe to accelerate the speed of finding the solutions of this global issues. 

The new technology and knowledges theme

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