| 1. | Health | Diagnosis made easier, effective treatment methods developed, some diseases such as malaria eliminated, human organ transplantation, testing technologies such as X-ray, CT scan and ultrasound developed | Too high a dose of radiation destroys cells and raises the chance of cancer |
| 2. | Transport | Access to water, land and air transport | Air pollution from the smoke it releases, noise pollution |
| 3. | Agriculture | Pesticides, fertiliser, scientific farming systems, improved seeds, higher production, less hunger | Indigenous methods and seeds dying out, growing dependence on outside seed and farm produce, ongoing degradation of the soil, harm to human health |
| 4. | Education | ICT, distance education, research, wider access to information | Health problems from overuse of ICT, loneliness, a growing habit of living in the virtual world rather than the real one, disturbed socialisation |
| 5. | Industry | Access to consumer goods, use of very modern equipment | Chemical pollution, environmental decline, global warming |
| 6. | AI (Artificial Intelligence) | Automated technology developed, human daily life made easier | Personal privacy breached, unemployment rising |