Impact of science and technology on society

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

Making local energy futures, from marine energy to hydrogen fuel, at the edge of the world.

A broad, synthetic philosophy of nature focused on human sociality.

The growth of aviation and the increasing size and power of aircraft has made aerodynamic noise a major problem for society.

La science est une puissante manifestation de la curiosité humaine.

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This is a softcover version of the title released in 2011; there is no new material.

This 2005 book explores the emergence of technology and the key role it will play in our future.

Genomics and Society; Ethical, Legal-Cultural, and Socioeconomic Implications is the first book to address the vast and thorny web of ELSI topics identified as core priorities of the NHGRI in 2011.

Placebo cures.

Offers a novel solution to technology addiction through legal action to pressure the technology industry to re-design its products.

From videos of rights violations, to satellite images of environmental degradation, to eyewitness accounts disseminated on social media, human rights practitioners have access to more data today than ever before.

A study of how the climate crisis is changing human communication from a celebrated rhetorician.

Other books remind us of what we already knowthat privacy is under great pressure.

A nuanced understanding of modernization in nineteenth-century Brazil that demonstrates Brazilian commitment to technological innovation.

This well-integrated group of thirteen papers addresses the intriguing and perplexing issue of whether modern government can handle the problem of technology.

This interdisciplinary book enables scientists and non-specialists from various fields to delve into fascinating historical and recent scientific advancements in physics, astrophysics, genetic evolution, neuroscience, and artificial intelligence.

Can you live a spiritual life in a hyperconnected world?

On ne compte plus aujourd’hui les entreprises victimes de piratage sur Internet.

'Full of historical anecdotes .

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Introduces the new field of ''political bioethics,'' focusing on the peculiarly political questions posed by human genetic engineering.

Everyday Movies documents the twentieth-century rise of portable film projectors.

A number of factors, from soaring fuel prices to genetically modified agricultural products, have greatly refocused worldwide attention on the interrelationship between technology and society and the necessity for sustainable engineering and business practices.

This book offers comparative insights into the challenges and opportunities surrounding emerging technology and the internet as it is used and perceived throughout the world, providing students with cross-cultural and cross-national perspectives.

The embedding of any new technologies in society is challenging.

An examination, in historical context, of the approach the UK Parliament has taken towards the Internet, and its wider implications.

Advances in technology often rely on a world of photons as the basic units of light.

A unique resource that synthesizes existing primary and secondary sources to provide a fascinating introduction to the development and dissemination of science within history's great empires, as well as the complex interaction between imperialism and scientific progress over two centuries.

Individuals are things that everybody knows-or thinks they do.

Is the Internet the key to a reinvigorated public life?

The Virtual Self is an engaging and exciting text that addresses issues relating to our rapidly changing society, social structure, and communication needs.

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

The disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was an event of obviously transnational significance not only in the airborne particulates it deposited across the Northern hemisphere, but in the political and social repercussions it set off well beyond the Soviet bloc.

A comprehensive and accessible introduction to all aspects of decision theory, now with new and updated discussions and over 140 exercises.

A guide to the hottest topics in physics for both scientists and general readers, written by leading international experts.

Public trust in the institutions that mediate civic life-from governing bodies to newsrooms-is low.

Today, many Americans are concerned about the impact that artificial intelligence and machine learning will have on jobs.

One of the world's leading scholars of religious trends shows how climate change has driven dramatic religious upheavals.

'Environmental forensics' is a combination of analytical and environmental chemistry, which is useful in the court room context.

The transformative effect of technological change on households and culture, seen from a macroeconomic perspective through simple economic models.

This book examines how technology such as smartphones, computers, and the internet shape our physical health, cognitive and psychological development, and interactions with one another and the world around us.

Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention.

Taking off at the height of China's socio-economic reforms in the mid-1990s, the Internet developed alongside the twists and turns of the country's rapid transformation.

The Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics, Second Edition, Four Volume Set addresses both the physiological and the psychological aspects of human behavior.