Sentences with phrase «big an impact on society»

Lord Steel explains he had no idea how big an impact on society the 1967 Abortion bill would have when he proposed it more than 40 years ago.

«No one can deny that cellphones and the internet haven't had a big impact on society over recent years,» says Kulinowski.

Autonomous vehicles are likely to have as big an impact on society as a whole as the motor car did a century ago.

It does, but often research starts out of curiosity, not to have an impact, and maybe that is also where the confusion comes from: people see science having a big impact on society, and automatically but incorrectly conclude that society (and politics) thus automatically follows whatever comes out of science.

Which does not mean that science does not have a big impact on society.

Not exact matches

«I'm not exaggerating when I say AVs will have as big an impact on our cities and society as the arrival of the first cars over 100 years ago,» says Barrie Kirk, head of the Canadian Automated Vehicles Centre of Excellence (CAVCOE), which is striving to build an ecosystem of organizations to supply the market's needs.

«It's probably hard to overstate how big of an impact it's going to have on society over the next 20 years,» he said.

Future Ready Singapore, 12 February 2015: As the international corporate community rethinks the way it conducts business to address global challenges, solving water scarcity and managing water use could be the top untapped opportunity that will have the biggest positive impact on societies.

It's time to think about the bigger impact of technology on the fabric of society, and not just your personal case.

One of the biggest problem plaguing society and having an impact on children is «divorce».

«Meat — The Big Omission from the Talks on Emissions» Humane Society, Brighter Green, Chatham House 9 Dec 15:00 — 16:30 Observer Room 04 COP21 Paris — Le Bourget Site Leading experts and government officials will discuss the climate impacts of meat and dairy consumption, public awareness, and potential policy and behaviour - change solutions.

As members of society, the way that we act has the ability to impact others in big ways (global warming, racism) and in small ways (person talking on cell phone during a movie, smoker blowing smoke in your face as they pass you on the sidewalk).

The election debates gave the Liberal Democrats by - election status, and disrupted an already disjointed Tory campaign The Conservatives stopped losing on the economy but they didn't develop a strong or consistent economic message The Big Society agenda is an exciting governing philosophy but it should never have been put at the heart of the Tory election campaign No party ran a campaign responsive to the seismic impact of the expenses scandal - and to the prevailing mood of disillusion with Westminster politics

The bigger impacts are on society, the economy and the environment, all of which depend on the smooth functioning of these systems, the report says.

It was not known back then how big an impact social media would have on society, but, what we did know at that time was that people were starting to pretend to be whoever they wanted, and always wanted to be, because no one could see them.

She then starts to break audience's hearts when she recalls her forced downsizing experience and its impact on her life and how she'd always hoped to meet that Norwegian doctor who, seeing how her downsizing had reduced her pain due to her lost leg — realized it's the first time he'd never been so proud of his downsizing efforts when he heard her story and realized she was relieved from unbearable pain only to find herself on the margin of a downsized society that, even though became smaller in size, its ego and indifference are bigger than ever.

The harder question to judge and answer is how big of an impact does this wealth transfer have on our society in the decades and generations to come.

Saga Humane Society is a great example of how a few committed individual volunteers can make a big impact on a small community.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A leading authority on technology's impact on business and society says blockchain will be the biggest driver of change for in - house counsel in the coming decade.

«A vast access to justice project with a big impact on British society, and it's scalable,» a judge said.

I also fully expect that when Generation Z comes of age, the funding pitches of most startups will lead with the impact they're making on society, much like today's pitches emphasize cloud, big data and cybersecurity.

Whether it's staying in touch with family and friends, checking out the latest trending news story or just catching up on ridiculously cute cat meme's, social media sites have certainly had a big impact on the way that we communicate as a society.