Taking sides. Clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society / selected, edited and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.
Presents arguments pro and con on current issues in science and technology, grouped around the themes of the place of science and technology in society, the environment, the cutting edge of technology, the computer revolution, and ethics.
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Guilford, Conn. :
McGraw Hill/Dushkin,
[2002]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Should peer review dominate decision making about science?
- Is science a faith?
- Should creationism and evolution get equal time in schools?
- Do we face a population problem?
- Are human activities significantly changing the global climate?
- Are environmental regulations too restrictive?
- Do cell phones cause cancer?
- Is irradiated food safe to eat?
- Can humans go to Mars now?
- Is it worthwhile to continue the search for extraterrestrial life?
- Should the Internet be censored?
- Does law enforcement technology threaten the fourth amendment?
- Will screens replace pages?
- Will it be possible to build a computer that can think?
- Is the use of animals in research justified?
- Should genetically modified foods be banned?
- Is it ethical to sell human tissue?
- Is it ethically permissable to clone human beings?