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010 _a2007282220
020 _a9780073515120
020 _a0073515124
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050 0 0 _aQ175.5
_b.T344 2008
082 0 0 _a303.483
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100 _aEaston, Thomas A
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
260 _aDubuque, Iowa :
_bMcGraw-Hill Higher Education,
_cc2008
300 _axxviii, 396 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm
440 0 _aTaking sides,
_x1098-5417
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
505 0 _aDoes politics come before science in current government decision making? -- Should government restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research? -- Should the Internet be neutral? -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Is it time to revive nuclear power? -- Will hydrogen replace fossil fuels for cars? -- 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? -- Should we expand efforts to find near-earth objects? -- Will the search for extraterrestrial life ever succeed? -- Is "manned space travel" a delusion? -- Does the Internet strengthen social connections? -- Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy? -- Should the world's libraries be digitized? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human cells?
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects
650 0 _aTechnology
_xSocial aspects
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