An edition of Taking sides
(2009)
Taking sides
Clashing views in science, technology, and society
8th ed., expanded
by Thomas A. Easton
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A collection of opinion and persuasive essays from leading magazines and journals in the field of science. There are six units: the Place of Science and Technology in Society, the Environment, Human Health and Welfare, Space, the Computer Revolution, and Ethics.
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Taking sides: Clashing views in science, technology, and society
2009, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
in English
- 8th ed., expanded
0073515353 9780073515359
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Table of Contents
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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