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245 0 0 _aTaking sides.
_pClashing views in science, technology, and society /
_c[selected, 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 _aThirteenth edition.
264 1 _a[New York] :
_bMcGraw-Hill Education Create,
_c[2017]
264 4 _c©2017.
300 _aiv, 333 pages ;
_c28 cm.
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
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_2rdacarrier.
490 1 _aTaking sides.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 0 _gUnit 1. The Place of Science and Technology in Society. Issue: Is the Distinction between Basic and Applied Research Useful? --
_tYes. Why the distinction between basic (theoretical) and applied (practical) research is important to the politics of science /
_rNils Roll-Hansen --
_tNo. RIP : the basic/applied research dichotomy /
_rVenkatesh Narayanamurti, Tolu Odumosu, and Lee Vinsel --
_gIssue: Should the Public Have to Pay to See the Results of Federally Funded Research? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, The Internet, and Intellectual Property, Hearing on The Fair Copyright in Research Works Act /
_rRalph Oman --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, Hearing on Examining Public Access and Scholarly Publication Interests /
_rStuart M. Shieber --
_gIssue: Can Science Be Trusted Without Government Regulation? --
_tYes. The dual use dilemma : crying out for leadership /
_rDavid R. Franz --
_tNo. Regulating dual use research to promote public trust : a reply to Dr. Franz /
_rRobert Gatter --
505 8 0 _gUnit 2. Energy and the Environment. Issue: Can We Reduce Carbon Emissions Enough to Limit Global Warming? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Hearing on Examining the International Climate Change Negotiations /
_rLisa Jacobson --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Hearing on Examining the International Climate Change Negotiations /
_rStephen D. Eule --
_gIssue: Would a Carbon Tax Help Slow Global Warming? --
_tYes. Implementing effective carbon pricing /
_rJames Rydge --
_tNo. The case against a carbon tax /
_rRobert P. Murphy, Patrick J. Michaels, and Paul C. Knappenberger --
_gIssue: Is Home Solar the Wave of the Future? --
_tYes. The economics of grid defection /
_rPeter Bronski et al. --
_tNo. Disruptive challenges : financial implications and strategic responses to a changing retail electric business /
_rPeter Kind --
505 8 0 _gUnit 3. Human Health and Welfare. Issue: Do We Have a Population Problem? --
_tYes. As world's population booms, will its resources be enough for us? /
_rDennis Dimick --
_tNo. Population, economy, and God /
_rTom Bethell --
_gIssue: Can Vaccines Cause Autism? --
_tYes. Scientific evidence suggests the vaccine-autism link can no longer be ignored /
_rArjun Walia --
_tNo. Vaccines and autism : a deadly manufactroversy /
_rHarriet Hall --
_gIssue: Is the Fracking Industry Adequately Regulated for Public Safety? --
_tYes. The liberal war on American energy independence /
_rArthur Herman --
_tNo. What's killing the babies of Vernal, Utah? /
_rPaul Solotaroff --
_gIssue: Is the Process for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors Sound? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Hearing on Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning : stakeholder views /
_rMarvin S. Fertel --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Hearing on Nuclear Reactor Decommissioning : stakeholder views /
_rGeoffrey H. Fettus --
_gIssue: Should Genetically Modified Foods Be Labeled? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, Hearing on A National Framework for the Review and Labeling of Biotechnology in Food /
_rTodd Daloz --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, Hearing on A National Framework for the Review and Labeling of Biotechnology in Food /
_rL. Val Giddings --
505 8 0 _gUnit 4: Space. Issue: Can We Stop an Asteroid or Comet Impact? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Hearing on Threats from Space : A Review of Private and International Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part II /
_rMichael F. A'Hearn --
_tNo. What will happen when the next asteroid strikes? /
_rClark R. Chapman --
_gIssue: Will the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Ever Succeed? --
_tYes. Using radio in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence /
_rSeth Shostak --
_tNo. SETI requires a skeptical reappraisal /
_rPeter Schenkel --
_gIssue: Should the United States Continue Its Human Spaceflight Program? --
_tYes. Pathways to exploration : rationales and approaches for a U.S. program of human space exploration /
_rCommittee on Human Spaceflight --
_tNo. Final frontier vs. fruitful frontier : The case for increasing ocean exploration /
_rAmitai Etzioni --
505 8 0 _gUnit 5. The Computer Revolution. Issue: Will Robots Take Your Job? --
_tYes. Welcome, robot overlords. please don't fire us? /
_rKevin Drum --
_tNo. positive impact of industrial robots on employment /
_rPeter Gorle and Andrew Clive --
_gIssue: Do We Need New Laws to Protect the Public against Cybercrime? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittees on Research and Technology, Hearing on The Expanding Cyber Threat /
_rDean C. Garfield --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittees on Research and Technology, Hearing on The Expanding Cyber Threat /
_rCheri F. McGuire --
_gIssue: Does the Public Have a Stake in How Drones Are Used? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Hearing on The Future of Drones in America : law enforcement and privacy considerations /
_rAmie Stepanovich --
_tNo. CBP's use of unmanned aircraft systems in the nation's border security /
_rU.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General --
505 8 0 _gUnit 6. Ethics. Issue: Is "Animal Rights" Just Another Excuse for Terrorism? --
_tYes. In the name of the animals : America faces a new kind of terrorism /
_rJohn J. Miller --
_tNo. Dispatches from a police state : animal rights in the crosshairs of state repression /
_rSteven Best --
_gIssue: Should Genetically Engineered Mosquitoes Be Released into the Environment to Fight Disease? --
_tYes. Testimony before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Hearing on Science of Zika : the DNA of an epidemic /
_rHadyn Parry --
_tNo. Genetically engineered mosquitoes in the U.S. /
_rEric Hoffman --
_gIssue: Is Gene-Editing of Human Embryos Coming Soon? --
_tYes. Engineering the perfect baby /
_rAntonio Regalado --
_tNo. Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, Hearing on The Science and Ethics of Genetically Engineered Human DNA /
_rElizabeth McNally.
520 _aThose who must deal with scientific and technological issues-scientists, politicians, sociologists, business managers, and anyone who is concerned about energy policy, genetically modified foods, government intrusiveness, expensive space programs, or the morality of medical research, among many other issues-must be able to consider, evaluate, and choose among alternatives. Making choices is an essential aspect of the scientific method. It is also an inescapable feature of every public debate over a scientific or technological issue, for there can be no debate if there are no alternatives. The ability to evaluate and to select among alternatives-as well as to know when the data do not permit selection-is called critical thinking. It is essential not only in science and technology but in every other aspect of life as well. Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Science, Technology, and Society is designed to stimulate and cultivate this ability by holding up for consideration issues that have provoked substantial debate. Each of these issues has at least two sides, usually more. However, each issue is expressed in terms of a single question in order to draw the lines of debate more clearly. The ideas and answers that emerge from the clash of opposing points of view should be more complex than those offered by the students before the reading assignment.
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aTechnology
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700 1 _aEaston, Thomas A.,
830 0 _aTaking sides.
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