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050 0 0 _aQ175.5
_b.T344 2009
245 0 0 _aTaking sides.
_pClashing views in science, technology, and society /
_cselected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.
246 3 0 _aClashing views in science, technology and society
246 3 0 _aScience, technology and society
250 _a8th ed., expanded
260 _aBoston :
_bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,
_cc2009.
300 _axxviii, 444 p. ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aTaking sides,
_x1098-5417
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 2 _aUNIT 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?
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xSocial aspects.
700 1 _aEaston, Thomas A.
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