Taking sides
Subtitle: Clashing views in science, technology, and society
By: selected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton
Edition: 8th ed., expanded
Series: Taking sides
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
ISBN-13: 9780073515359
Subjects: Social aspects; Science; Technology
Other titles: Clashing views in science, technology and society; Science, technology and society
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: UNIT 1. The place of science and technology in society; title: Does politics come before science in current government decision making?; title: Should government restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research?; title: Should the Internet be neutral?; title: UNIT 2. The environment; title: Should society act now to halt global warming?; title: Is it time to revive nuclear power?; title: Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars?; title: UNIT 3. Human health and welfare; title: Do falling birth rates pose a threat to human welfare?; title: Is there sufficient scientific research to conclude that cell phones cause cancer?; title: Should DDT be banned worldwide?; title: Should potential risks slow the development of nanotechnology?; title: Are genetically modified foods safe to eat?; title: UNIT 4. Space; title: Should we expand efforts to find near-earth objects?; title: Will the search for extraterrestrial life ever succeed?; title: Is "manned space travel" a delusion?; title: UNIT 5. The computer revolution; title: Does the Internet strengthen social connections?; title: Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy?; title: Should the world's libraries be digitized?; title: UNIT 6. Ethics; title: Is the use of animals in research justified?; title: Is it ethically permissible to clone human cells?; title: Is wind power green?; title: Are "space sunshades" a possible answer to global warming?