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What are some of the greatest technological inventions? / Cules son los mejores
inventos en tecnologa?
What are the advantages of technology? / Cules son las ventajas de la tecnologa?
What are the disadvantages of technology? / Y sus desventajas?
Do you think pets should be cloned? Why or why not? / Crees que las mascotas
deberan ser clonadas? Por qu or por qu no?
Do you think people should be allowed to clone people or organs of people? Why? /
Crees que deberan permitir clonar seres humanos o sus rganos? Por qu?
What do you think about GMO (genetically modified organisms) vegetables? / Qu
piensas sobre la modificacin gentica de vegetales?
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What do you think about GMO farm animals? / Y sobre la modificacin gentica de
animales?
Are you willing to pay more for food that is really organic? / Ests dispuest@ a pagar
ms por comida ecolgica?
What do you think robots should be used for? / Qu piensas sobre el uso que se les
debera a los robots?
Do you think robots will cause unemployment (loss of jobs) in the future or make more
work? Why? / Piensas que los robots causarn desempleo en el futuro o crearn
ms empleos? Por qu?
Do you think using cell phones too much is bad for our physical or mental health?
Why? / Crees que usar telfonos moviles es malo para nuestra salud mental y
fsica? Porqu?
What social changes have cell phones made? / Qu cambios sociales hay con los
mviles?
What are good and bad points of using computers? / Cules son los puntos buenos
y malos de usar los ordenadores?
Do you think modern technology reduces or increases stress? Why? / Qu piensas
que la tecnologa reduce o aumenta el estrs?
Do you think money should be spent to explore space or is it better spent helping
people on earth? Why? /Piensas que se debera gastar dinero en explorar el espacio
o es mejor gastarlo en ayudar a personas que lo necesiten? Por qu?
What is your opinion about children playing violent video games or computer
programs? / Cul es tu opinin respecto a los juegos violentos?

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What do you think should be done to people who spread viruses, start hoaxes or
create spam on the Internet? / Qu piensas que se debera hacer con las personas
que crean virus o correo basura?
How often do you buy things on the Internet? / Compras en Internet?
Do you worry about identity theft or credit card number theft when buying things on the
Internet or do you avoid buying things online because of this concern? / Te preocupa
el robo de identidad?
Are you a Mac or a PC user? / Eres usuario de Mac o PC?
What do you think open source software means? / Que piensas que significa
software de cdigo abierto?
What do you know about software? What can software be used for? / Qu sabes
sobre software? Qu software utilizas?
Are you a Facebook user? / Eres usuario de Facebook?
Do you feel comfortable with the idea of Artificial Intelligence (that robots can think)? /
Te sientes cmodd@ con la idea de la inteligencia artificial?
What science fiction movies have you seen? / Qu pelculas de ciencia ficcin has
visto?
What was your favorite science subject? / Cul fue tu asignatura de ciencias
favorita?Biology? Physics? Chemistry? Why?/ Biologa, fsica, qumica? Por qu?
Do you remember any interesting, fun or dangerous lab experiments that you did at
school? / Recuerdas algn experimento interesante que hicieras en el colegio?
Do you think the stereotype of the 'mad scientist' is true? / Crees que el estereotipo
de cientfico loco es verdad?

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Does the potential that science has to change the world scare you? / La posibilidad
de que la ciencia tiene que cambiar el mundo te asusta?
How will science change the world in the next 100 years? / Cmo va a cambiar la
ciencia del mundo en los prximos 100 aos?
What changes would you like to see science make to the world? / Qu cambios le
gustara ver hacer ciencia en el mundo?
Do you think that one day science will find a way to make people live forever? If so, do
you think that that would be a good or a bad thing? / Cree usted que un da la ciencia
encontrar una manera de hacer que la gente vivir para siempre? Si es as, crees
que eso sera una buena o una mala cosa?
How have technological advances affected our life? / Cmo han afectado los
avances tecnolgicos nuestra vida?
Do you think technological advances are always good? Crees que los avances
tecnolgicos son siempre buenos?
How have technological advances affected communication/ how we receive news/ the
medical field/ education? / Cmo han afectado los avances tecnolgicos de
comunicacin / cmo recibimos noticias / el campo de la medicina / educacin?
How have technological advances affected our life? / Cmo han afectado los
avances tecnolgicos nuestra vida?
Do you think couples should be allowed to choose the sex or other characteristics of
their baby like eye color? Why or why not? / Cree usted que las parejas deben poder
elegir las caractersticas sexuales o de otra ndole de su beb como el color de ojos?
Por qu o por qu no?