Impact of science and technology on society

This volume critically examines the work of three eminent twentieth-century philosophers, Carnap, Quine, and Putnam, engaging with and developing their answers to key methodological questions.

From the pilot's seat in the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, to Chernobyl's exclusion zone and to the site in Finland where highly radioactive waste will be buried, this is the incredible story of nuclear power.

Are you curious about smart cities?

The first ever companion to theatre and science brings together research on key topics, performances, and new areas of interest.

Examines the major pitfalls facing scientific advisers to governments, and shows how institutions have tried to overcome them.

Proposing a new way of understanding the relationship between the city and personal identity, The City is Me argues that there is no longer a distance between the two.

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The Digital Factory reveals the hidden human labor that supports today's digital capitalism.

In this new edition, Arthur Fine looks at Einstein's philosophy of science and develops his own views on realism.

Over the past decade, cities have come into closer contact and conflict with new technologies.

Making a Good Life takes a timely look at the ideas and values that inform how people think about reproduction and assisted reproductive technologies.

Social visionary Joseph Chilton Pearce's indictment of cultural imprinting as the cause of humankind's cruel and violent behavior *; Refutes the Neo-Darwinist assumption that violence is inherent in humanity *; Identifies religion as the sustaining force behind our negative cultural imprinting *; Shows how infant-adult interactions unconsciously block the creative spirit We are all too aware of the endless variety of cruel and violent behavior reported to us in the media, reminded daily that in every corner of the world someone is suffering or dying at the hands of another.

Have you ever tried to envision YOUR OWN future?

How to analyze data settings rather than data sets, acknowledging the meaning-making power of the local.

Why do we have emotions?

If you found maths lessons at school irrelevant and boring, that s because you didn t have a teacher like Bobby Seagull.

"e;Kuhn has the unmistakable address of a man, who, so far from wanting to score points, is anxious above all else to get at the truth of matters.

A scarcity of natural resources.

How can America's information technology (IT) industry predict serious labor shortages while at the same time laying off tens of thousands of employees annually?

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing everything - from the way we relate to each other, to the work we do, the way our economies work, and what it means to be human.

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Addressing the big questions about how technological change is transforming economies and societiesRapid technological change-likely to accelerate as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic-is reshaping economies and how they grow.

The world of Twitterbots, from botdom''s greatest hits to bot construction to the place of the bot in the social media universe.

The thoroughly updated new edition of Gordon Bonan''s comprehensive textbook on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change, for advanced students and researchers.

An in-depth look at scientific fraudFraud in science is not as easy to identify as one might think.

This book builds on an earlier publication by the same author: The Misuse of Drugs Act: A Guide for Forensic Scientists.

An accessible exploration of scientific explanation and how it leads to knowledge and understanding of the world.

A timely and accessible synthesis of the strengths, weaknesses and reality of science through the eyes of a practicing scientist.

Among the great ironies of quantum mechanics is not only that its conceptual foundations seem strange even to the physicists who use it, but that philosophers have largely ignored it.

This book clearly explains bioethical issues and their philosophical foundations to science students, encouraging critical thinking about the ethics of biotechnology.

'I have fond memories of watching Hugo de Burgh handle the Chinese media and I can think of no one better qualified to tell us about a subject of ever-growing importance' Boris Johnson, Prime Minster, United Kingdom'An excellent, well-written and important survey which should be on the shelves of all those interested in China and in the media' Alan MacFarlane, Professor of Anthropology, University of Cambridge'Well written and a good access point particularly for students that have not previously been exposed to the Chinese media.

The world as we know it is changing.

This book describes the reasons humankind may be facing its last moments on Planet Earth.

In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Newton and his influence.

A short, provocative book about why "e;useless"e; science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughsA forty-year tightening of funding for scientific research has meant that resources are increasingly directed toward applied or practical outcomes, with the intent of creating products of immediate value.

As with any digital technology, there are concerns about how new advancements may affect our health, safety, security, privacy, and economy.

A fascinating examination of technological utopianism and its complicated consequences.

This book presents more than 70 physics experiments from iPhysicsLabs-column of the Journal The Physics Teacher.

Kant is a figure of some importance in current debate about the nature of geography.

There can be no doubt that social media has fundamentally transformed how people relate to each other and navigate the social environment of the contemporary era.

Designing a new digital social contract for our technological futureHigh technology presents a paradox.

This book began with the aim of telling the almost forgotten story of Thomas Hancock, the rubber developer who in his own day was acknowledged as one of the great scientific pioneers of the Industrial Revolution.

Through the frame of Zoom, this collection of essays examines the rapid emergence of videoconferencing in everyday life under COVID-19, its preexisting performative logic, and the ongoing implication of these practices for millions of individuals and institutions.

Every month, groups of people from all over the United Kingdom decide what kind of research should be carried out on patients within the NHS.