What separates science from technology? According to researcher and author Jamir Ahmed Choudhury, the answer lies in whether something is nature-driven or human-driven. In his recent paper, Revealed Truths: Nature-Driven Signs and Pure Sciences Unmixed with Modern Technologies (International Journal of Science and Research, Vol. 14, Issue 8, August 2025), he explains that science is built on truths already present in nature, while technology is a human attempt to imitate or model them.
Choudhury illustrates this distinction with magnetism. Natural magnetism, which occurs without human intervention, is an example of pure science. Man-made magnetism, on the other hand, is a technological creation—a model built for specific uses. His point is simple but sharp: what is true under sunlight (nature) may not hold under lamplight (technology).
He points to natural systems like the Sirius binary star, Newton’s visual binaries, and eclipsing binaries as examples of authentic, unmanipulated truths. By contrast, human-driven mechanisms such as the global standard solar universe, eight officially recognized global planets, Greenwich Meridian, global space stations, or even NASA’s moon missions fall under technology—complex achievements, but ultimately inventions built on models rather than universal laws.
The message here is not to dismiss technology, but to recognize its difference from pure science. For Choudhury, the danger lies in confusing the two. When human-made frameworks are mistaken for universal truths, education and policy risk losing touch with reality itself.
His work calls for a sharper line between revealed truths of nature and constructed models of technology. In doing so, he challenges readers to reflect on what it really means to call something “science” in the first place.
