02287cam a2200289 a 450000100090000000300060000900500170001500800410003201000170007302000250009002000220011504000130013704200080015005000240015824501350018224600540031724600360037125000220040726000520042930000290048149000290051050000510053950513240059065000290191465000320194370000220197516470753AUA.120151208095959.0100922s2009    mau      b    001 0 eng    a  2010282804  a9780073515359 (pbk.)  a0073515353 (pbk.)  aDLCcDLC  apcc00aQ 175.5b.T344 200900aTaking sides.pClashing views in science, technology, and society /cselected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.30aClashing views in science, technology and society30aScience, technology and society  a8th ed., expanded  aBoston :bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,cc2009.  axxviii, 444 p. ;c24 cm.0 aTaking sides,x1098-5417  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.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? 0aSciencexSocial aspects. 0aTechnologyxSocial aspects.1 aEaston, Thomas A.