Impact of science and technology on society

Digital technology is a ''natural technology''-a technology so intuitive as to conceal how and how far it transforms the world.

Ask a person on the street whether new technologies bring about important social change and you are likely to hear a resounding "e;yes.

Risky Bodies and Techno-Intimacy traverses disparate and uncommon routes to explore how people grapple with the radical uncertainties of their lives.

The rate at which technology is changing our world--not just on a global level like space travel and instant worldwide communications but on the level of what we choose to wear, where we live, and what we eat--is staggeringly fast and getting faster all the time.

Ideal for students and practitioners in science, engineering and medicine, this book gives an insight into science''s place in society.

This edited book of proceedings is a collection of nineteen selected and peer-reviewed contributions from the Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications (VCCA-2022).

An historical and empirical study of science in Africa, bringing to light connections between science, policy and development.

A revealing and provocative look at the current state of global scienceWe take the advance of science as given.

Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before.

Social media is invaluable during crises like natural disasters, but difficult to analyze.

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON AI * FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2023From Dr.

Technology permeates nearly every aspect of our daily lives.

In his latest book, Eric Scerri presents a completely original account of the nature of scientific progress.

When mathematician Hermann Weyl decided to write a book on philosophy, he faced what he referred to as "e;conflicts of conscience"e;--the objective nature of science, he felt, did not mesh easily with the incredulous, uncertain nature of philosophy.

A comprehensive analysis of the practical and theoretical challenges surrounding the use of technology in legal practice.

An elegant, thoughtful book .

A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020How did we end up in a world where humans coexist with technologies we can no longer fully control or understand?

END OF MILLENNIUM This final volume in Manuel Castells trilogy studies the key defining processes taking place in the last decade of the twentieth century as an expression of the crises resulting from the transition between the old industrial society and the emerging global network society.

How can science realize its potential and help us tackle global inequality, environmental change and crippling poverty?

This exciting and accessible book takes us on a journey from the early days of computers to the cutting-edge research of the present day.

Jobs To Be Done is key to building successful products, and this book masterfully gives a stepbystep guide on how to put it into practice.

In September 1999, scientists and scholars from around the world, concerned with reducing the danger of armed conflict and seeking cooperative solutions to global problems, met under the auspices of the Pugwash conferences, the Nobel-Prize-winning organization.

A leading philosopher of technology calls for the democratic coordination of technical rationality with everyday experience.

This first book in Castells' groundbreaking trilogy, with a substantial new preface, highlights the economic and social dynamics of the information age and shows how the network society has now fully risen on a global scale.

Demands of the Day asks about the logical standards and forms that should guide ethical and experimental anthropology in the twenty-first century.

A practical guide to making good decisions in a world of missing dataIn the era of big data, it is easy to imagine that we have all the information we need to make good decisions.

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2021 What will you sacrifice for the truth?

The tale of twins being reunited after a long separation is a trope that has been endlessly repeated and reworked across different cultures and throughout history, with each moment adapting the twin plot to address its current cultural tensions.

A look at how public relations has dominated public understanding of the natural environment for over one hundred years.

The genesis of the digital idea and why it transformed civilizationA few short decades ago, we were informed by the smooth signals of analog television and radio; we communicated using our analog telephones; and we even computed with analog computers.

La innovación y las modificaciones que ocurren y ocurrirán en las relaciones jurídicas –y, en particular, las derivadas del uso de nuevas tecnologías– son la materia de este conjunto de trabajos abordados por distinguidos profesores extranjeros y otros nacionales, que se adelantan, marcan un camino que indefectiblemente deberá transitarse en los tiempos que vienen.

AI is radically transforming business.

The first comprehensive defense of an inferential conception of scientific representation with applications to art and epistemology.

Fired Clay in Four Porcelain Clusters examines how energy use in the ceramics-making industry has evolved as a result of technological advancements and changing social norms and ideas in environmental conservation.

From Rural Village to Global Village: Telecommunications for Development in the Information Age examines the role of information and communication technologies (ICTs) on both the macro level--societal, socio-economic, and governmental--and sector level--education, health, agriculture, entrepreneurship--emphasizing rural and developing regions.

In the early twentieth century, American earth scientists were united in their opposition to the new--and highly radical--notion of continental drift, even going so far as to label the theory "e;unscientific.

Retail is going through difficult times and is suffering the consequences of both the economic crisis and the digitization of society.

With implications that go to the core of what it means to be human, the issues raised by genetic manipulation-especially cloning-have sparked a passionate debate among governmental, religious, and scientific quarters, as well as the media and the general public.

Systematic overview of the risks to environmental integrity and cost effectiveness of carbon markets, with policy and governance solutions.

Viele Menschen nehmen die Atmosphäre eines Ortes oder Hauses feinfühlig wahr.

The technological revolution presents a massive barrier to the development of countries that do not have access to the cutting-edge systems enjoyed in the developed world.

"e;It's ok to be scared, to feel lonely.

The variety, pace, and power of technological innovations that have emerged in the 21st Century have been breathtaking.

This timely and engaging book argues that technoscientific advances are radically transforming the woman-machine relationship.

This comprehensive volume explores the intricate, mutually dependent relationship between science and exploration-how each has repeatedly built on the discoveries of the other and, in the process, opened new frontiers.