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For courses in Science, Technology, and Society; Culture and Society; Sociology; Ecology; Technology and Ethics; Technology for the Future; Local/Global Student Responsibility for the Future; Technology and Education; New and Emerging Technologies; and Implications of Engineering for the Future. Unique in its depth, breadth, and variety of opinions and writings, Technology and Society, Third Edition is designed to stimulate, inspire, and provoke awareness of technology's impact on society. Spanning eight topical areas, its articles are united by a single idea: technological change has been a constant companion to changes in society, ethics, energy, the environment, population, conflict, the third world, health, and even the future. Drawing on the contributors' diverse backgrounds, this anthology explores the complexities of today's toughest technology and society issues and features case studies and exercises that promote critical thinking, problem solving and social awareness.
Contents
Table of Contents
PART I: History of Technology
The Great Leap Forward
"George"
"The New George"
Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones. . . But Bronze and Iron Can Create a
Civilization
The History of Energy
The History of Ecology
The History of Climatology
The History of Ethics
PART II: ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY
Ethics
The Relationship Between Ethics and Technology
The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology
The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods
Whistle-Blowing
Case Study 1: Roger Boisjoly, Chief Engineer at Morton Thiokol
Case Study 2: Nuclear Warriors
PART III: ENERGY
Fossil Fuel Fundamentals
Energy for a New Century
The Immortal Waste
The Hydrogen Experiment
Oil and Blood: The Way to Take Over the World
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Economy
The Hydrogen Experiment
Biomass Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Power
Hydroelectric Power
The Electric Car Arrives-Again
Case Study 1: Chernobyl
Case Study 2: Tasman Spirit Oil Spill
PART IV: ECOLOGY
The Grim Payback of Greed
Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol
Young at Risk: Dioxins and Other Hazardous Chemicals
Fisheries Exploiting the Ocean—What Will Be Left?
Air Poisons Around the World
Rain Forests May Offer New Miracle Drugs
Case Study 1: Buried Displeasure: Love Canal and One Person Who Made a Difference
Case Study 2: Europe's Black Triangle Turns Green
PART V: POPULATION
Interpreting the Current Population Data
Putting the Bite on Planet Earth
Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself?
A Ten-Year Progress Report of the 1994 International Conference on Pupulation and
Development in Cairo: 1994-2004
World Birth Control Discussion Issues
Fertility Rates: The Decline Is Stalling
The Hazards of Youth
Earth's Carrying Capacity: Not Quite So Easy When Applied to Humans
Case Study 1: Definitely Probably One: A Generation Comes of Age Under China's
One-Child Policy
Case Study 2: Japan's Unpopular Pill-An Unrealized Battle Victory
PART VI: WAR, POLITICS AND TECHNOLOGY
More War in a Moment, But First, a Word from Our Sponsors
Tanks: The Evolution of Mechanized Warfare
Extreme Makeover: The New U.S. Army: Leaner, But Meaner?
The F-22: The Plane Even Congress Couldn't Shoot Down
The Human Face of War
Case Study 1: Agent Orange
Case Study 2: The M-16 Rifle
PART VII: HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
Antibiotic Resistance
Making Well People "Better"
The Politics of Life and Death: Global Response to HIV and AIDS
Telemedicine: The Health System of Tomorrow
Case Study 1: Nadeem
Case Study 2: Ed
PART VIII TECHNOLOGY AND THE THIRD WORLD
One Planet: Many Worlds
Income Gap Widens
Poisoned Waters: Bangladesh Desperately Seeking Solutions
China's Challenge to the United States and to the Earth
N30 WTO Showdown
Pakistan: Karachi's Informal "Recycling Network"
The Digital Divide in Ecuador
Applications of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Learning
Remember Rwanda?
Nam Theun Dam: The World Bank's Watershed Decision
Case Study 1: Sri Lanka: Technology and Agriculture, Tractor Versus Buffalo
Case Study 2: The Asian Tsunami and Beyond
PART IX: TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE
Creating the Future
Predictions: Technology of the New Century and the New Millennium
New Horizons of Information Technology
The Amazing Brain
In the Year 2025
Why the Future Doesn't Need Us
Global Population Reduction: Confronting the Inevitable
Case Study 1: Emerging Technologies: New Demands for Students and Faculty
Case Study 2: The Development and Progress of the Ambitious UN 2000 Millennium
Project
