Impact of science and technology on society

A fundamentally new approach to the history of science and technologyThis book presents a new way of thinking about the history of science and technology, one that offers a grand narrative of human history in which knowledge serves as a critical factor of cultural evolution.

This book investigates the digital transformation of aid as a form of humanitarian extractivism.

The GCC is a major player in the post-2011 reordering of the Middle East.

Western society has become saturated with scientific and technological modes of thinking that impact our lives and our relationships.

Examining the history of phrenology and physiognomy, Beauty and the Brain proposes a bold new way of understanding the connection between science, politics, and popular culture in early America.

This book explores how new technologies have the potential to revolutionise the documentation, analysis and revitalisation of endangered languages.

Bayern sets out the legal, social, and political implications of software programs gaining legal personhood.

From the very beginnings of their existence, human beings have distinguished themselves from other animals by not taking immediate experience for granted.

At last - the secrets of Bletchley Park's powerful codebreaking computers.

Open Science is about how we address the profound challenges which now confront humanity: climate, the food crisis, environmental degradation, resource scarcity and disease; through science communication.

Science and technology are playing increasingly important roles in our lives.

In The Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames, a view of two people enjoying a picnic zooms up and away to show their surroundings, moving progressively farther into space, then zooms back in for a close-up of the hand of the picnicker, travelling deep into the microscopic realm.

A Companion to Genethics is the first substantial study of the multifaceted dimensions of the genetic revolution and its philosophical, ethical, social and political significance.

An esteemed historian of science explores the diversity of scientific experimentation.

'A delight' Dara O Briain'A witty, smart writer who has a great talent' Bill Gates'A winning blend of education and anecdote' Clive Cookson, FTWhy are most gases invisible, odourless and tasteless?

An argument for retaining the notion of personal property in the products we “buy” in the digital marketplace.

'Dripping with delicious detail' - Aditya ChakraborttyTaking the reader on a journey through North East Scotland, Merseyside, South Wales, the Thames Estuary and London, this is the story of Britain s oil-soaked past, present and future.

A call to action from Jane Fonda, one of the most inspiring activists of our time, urging us to wake up to the looming disaster of climate change and equipping us with the tools we need to join her in protest This is the last possible moment in history when changing course can mean saving lives and species on an unimaginable scale.

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEARONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S TOP BOOKS OF THE YEARShortlisted for The Orwell Prize 2020Shortlisted for the FT Business Book of the Year Award 2019 'Easily the most important book to be published this century.

Nautilus Award Silver Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In search of a new story for our place on earthBeing Salmon, Being Human examines Western culture's tragic alienation from nature by focusing on the relationship between people and salmon-weaving together key narratives about the Norwegian salmon industry as well as wild salmon in indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest.

In this book, historian Maria M.

How early twentieth century fumigation technologies transformed maritime quarantine practices and inspired utopian visions of disease-free global trade.

Science and spirituality are not enemies.

Privacy law isn''t working.

Stop.

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.

Science, Technology and Society: A Sociological Approach is a comprehensive guide to the emergent field of science, technology, and society (STS) studies and its implications for today s culture and society.

A history of how scientific ideas have transformed international politics since 1550.

Electric Sounds brings to vivid life an era when innovations in the production, recording, and transmission of sound revolutionized a number of different media, especially the radio, the phonograph, and the cinema.

"e;Science and Hypothesis"e; is a study written in 1902, by the French mathematician, Henri Poincare.

The powerful potential of digital media to engage citizens in political actions has now crossed our news screens many times.

An examination of the Pirate political movement in Europe analyzes its advocacy for free expression and the preservation of the Internet as a commons.

From the very beginnings of their existence, human beings have distinguished themselves from other animals by not taking immediate experience for granted.

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.

Science is the most reliable means available for understanding the world around us and our place in it.

Text-based interaction among humans connected via computer networks, such as takes place via email and in synchronous modes such as "e;chat"e;, MUDs and MOOs, has attracted considerable popular and scholarly attention.

Birth controlled analyses the world of selective reproduction - the politics of who gets to legitimately reproduce the future - through a cross-cultural analysis of three modes of 'controlling' birth: contraception, reproductive violence and repro-genetic technologies.

Life on earth is characterized by three striking phenomena that demand explanation: adaptation-the marvelous fit between organism and environment; diversity-the great variety of organisms; and complexity-the enormous intricacy of their internal structure.

A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town.

The Definitive Introduction ToThe Relationship BetweenReligion And Science In The Beginning: Why Did the Big Bang Occur?

While digital media give us the ability to communicate with and know the world, their use comes at the expense of an immense ecological footprint and environmental degradation.

Work Want Work considers in captivating detail how a logic of work has become integral to everything we do, even as the place of formal work has become increasingly precarious.

Fascination with satellite television and Internet technology has become an obsession.

Foreword by Jane Goodall Thirty inspiring stories of diverse women using geospatial technology to advance science and help resolve important issues facing the world.

Australia's nature is exceptional, wonderful and important.

Defends Kuhn''s evolutionary social epistemology and examines new directions in Kuhn''s view on social constructionism and the sociology of science.