Tanvir Mahmud Project 1 – Rough Draft Modern technology has made tasks and procedures simpler, more precise, and more convenient. However, people have become highly dependent on technology, including the healthcare sector. In “The Martian Chronicles” by Ray Bradbury, one of the main themes is that people have relied too much on technology and it has led to their destruction. This idea can be applied to the healthcare field. Relying too much on technology removes the human element from healthcare, neglects the specific needs and desires of the patient, and contributes to the destruction of healthcare. Two short stories in this collection, "There Will Come Soft Rains" and "The Million-Year Picnic" describe this through the use of plot, character, Bradbury also uses irony to further portray this idea. It is an automated house that still functions despite the population having been exterminated by nuclear explosions. From the activities performed by the robots it is clear that the family was completely dependent on the house. For example, breakfast is prepared automatically and there are voice reminders even if no one is there. A storm sets the house on fire and it collapses, everyone except one wall that has a voice shouts the date repeatedly. The story features the poem of the same name written by Sarah Teasdale which describes a war that destroyed humanity and which nature will be indifferent to if it is gone. The house interprets this poem which is very positive, rather it will cause fewer jobs in the healthcare sector. IBM's Watson could be the start; there are robots that can perform surgeries, and in the future there may be medical androids that can replace some healthcare workers. There will be destruction in careers and patients will interact with machines more than with other people. In "The Million Year Picnic", the father shows his children the Martians at their request by letting them see their own reflection. This suggests that they are no longer “human”. Just as they became Martians, over-reliance on technology in healthcare will eliminate the human side of medicine. In conclusion, Bradbury's theme that people are becoming overly dependent on technology, which will lead to consequences, can be applied to the healthcare field. The growing dependence on technology in the healthcare sector will lead to fewer jobs and take away the human side which is the most important aspect of medicine. Bradbury's short story collection, "The Martian Chronicles," portrays this theme by setting it in an apocalyptic world after a nuclear fallout. Two of the stories, “There Will Come Soft Rains” and “The Million-Year Picnic” connect this theme to the health field using plot, characters, and many examples of