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Taking sides : Clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society / edited, selected, and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : Dushkin, McGraw-Hill, 2000.Edition: 4th edDescription: xxi, 379 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0072359404
  • 9780072359404
Other title:
  • Clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society
  • Science, technology, and society
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 303.483 20 T136s 2000
Contents:
Should peer review dominate decision making about science? -- Is science a faith? -- Does the theory of evolution explain the origins of humanity? -- Does the growing world population face future food shortages? -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Are environmental regulations too restrictive? -- Are electromagnetic fields dangerous to your health? -- Is irradiated food safe to eat? -- Can humans go to Mars now? -- Is it worthwhile to continue the search for extraterrestrial life? -- Should the Internet be censored? -- Is Microsoft's dominance of the personal computer market about to end? -- Are computers hazardous to literacy? -- Will it be possible to build a computer that can think? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Should genetic engineering be banned? -- Is it ethical to sell human tissue? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human beings?
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Notes Date due Barcode
LIBRO SEDE MACHALÍ PSICOLOGÍA 303.483 T136s 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES, CIENCIAS JURÍDICAS Y SOCIALES 010401-030101-005743
LIBRO SEDE MACHALÍ PSICOLOGÍA 303.483 T136s 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES, CIENCIAS JURÍDICAS Y SOCIALES 010401-030101-005744

Includes index.

Should peer review dominate decision making about science? -- Is science a faith? -- Does the theory of evolution explain the origins of humanity? -- Does the growing world population face future food shortages? -- Should society act now to halt global warming? -- Are environmental regulations too restrictive? -- Are electromagnetic fields dangerous to your health? -- Is irradiated food safe to eat? -- Can humans go to Mars now? -- Is it worthwhile to continue the search for extraterrestrial life? -- Should the Internet be censored? -- Is Microsoft's dominance of the personal computer market about to end? -- Are computers hazardous to literacy? -- Will it be possible to build a computer that can think? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Should genetic engineering be banned? -- Is it ethical to sell human tissue? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human beings?

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