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008			100922s2009 mau b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2010282804
020			_a9780073515359 (pbk.)
020			_a0073515353 (pbk.)
040			_aMMU _cMMU _beng _dMMU
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQ170.5ET34 2009
245	0	0	_aTaking sides. _pClashing views in science, technology, and society / _cselected, edited, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.
246	3	0	_aClashing views in science, technology and society
246	3	0	_aScience, technology and society
250			_a8th ed., expanded
260			_aBoston : _bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education, _cc2009.
300			_axxviii, 444 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	0		_aTaking sides, _x1098-5417
500			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	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?
650		0	_aScience _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aTechnology _xSocial aspects.
700	1		_aEaston, Thomas A.
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