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9780072359404

Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society

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    9780072359404

  • ISBN10:

    0072359404

  • Edition: 4th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-02-07
  • Publisher: McGraw Hill College Div

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Summary

This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to controversies in science and technology. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading commentators, reflect a variety of viewpoints and are staged as "pro" and "con" debates. Issues are grouped around the following themes: the place of science and technology in society; the environment; the cutting edge of technology; the computer revolution; and ethics.

Table of Contents

PART 1 The Place of Science and Technology in Society 1(64)
Should Peer Review Dominate Decision Making About Science?
2(22)
Is Science a Faith?
24(18)
Does the Theory of Evolution Explain the Origins of Humanity?
42(23)
PART 2 The Environment 65(66)
Does the Growing World Population Face Future Food Shortages?
66(22)
Should Society Act Now to Halt Global Warming?
88(22)
Are Environmental Regulations Too Restrictive?
110(21)
PART 3 Health 131(38)
Are Electromagnetic Fields Dangerous to Your Health?
132(16)
Is Irradiated Food Safe to Eat?
148(21)
PART 4 Space 169(38)
Can Humans Go to Mars Now?
170(18)
Is It Worthwhile to Continue the Search for Extraterrestrial Life?
188(19)
PART 5 The Computer Revolution 207(72)
Should the Internet Be Censored?
208(12)
Is Microsoft's Dominance of the Personal Computer Market About to End?
220(18)
Are Computers Hazardous to Literacy?
238(22)
Will It Be Possible to Build a Computer That Can Think?
260(19)
PART 6 Ethics 279(1)
Is the Use of Animals in Research Justified?
280(20)
Should Genetic Engineering Be Banned?
300(24)
Is It Ethical to Sell Human Tissue?
324(22)
Is It Ethically Permissible to Clone Human Beings?
346

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