Taking sides. Clashing views in science, technology, and society / selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.
Material type: TextSeries: Taking sidesPublication details: Boston : McGraw-Hill Higher Education, c2009Edition: 8th ed., expandedDescription: xxviii, 444 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780073515359 (pbk.); 0073515353 (pbk.)Other title: Clashing views in science, technology and society | Science, technology and societySubject(s): Science -- Social aspects | Technology -- Social aspectsDDC classification: 306.45 LOC classification: Q175.5 | .T344 2009Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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306.44 HUD-S 2011 4736 Sociolinguistics / | 306.44 HUD-S 2011 4737 Sociolinguistics / | 306.44 RAH-L 1996 7074 Language and politics in Pakistan / | 306.45 EAS-T 2009 13360 Taking sides. Clashing views in science, technology, and society / | 306.5491 JAM-P 1973 8187 پاکستانی کلچر : | 306.5491 JAM-P 1973 8878 پاکستانی کلچر : | 306.6 DAW-C 2001 4807 کلچر کے روحانی عناصر / |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
UNIT 1. The place of science and technology in society -- Does politics come before science in current government decision making? -- Should government restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research? -- Should the Internet be neutral? -- UNIT 2. The environment -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Is it time to revive nuclear power? -- Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars? -- UNIT 3. Human health and welfare -- Do falling birth rates pose a threat to human welfare? -- Is there sufficient scientific research to conclude that cell phones cause cancer? -- Should DDT be banned worldwide? -- Should potential risks slow the development of nanotechnology? -- Are genetically modified foods safe to eat? -- UNIT 4. Space -- Should we expand efforts to find near-earth objects? -- Will the search for extraterrestrial life ever succeed? -- Is "manned space travel" a delusion? -- UNIT 5. The computer revolution -- Does the Internet strengthen social connections? -- Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy? -- Should the world's libraries be digitized? -- UNIT 6. Ethics -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human cells? -- Is wind power green? -- Are "space sunshades" a possible answer to global warming?
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