Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | Q 175.5 .T344 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | TOPIC BOOKS | 601329 |
Q 175.5 .H39 1998 Is science multicultural? : postcolonialisms, feminisms, and epistemologies / | Q 175.5 .K257 2011 Physics of the future : how science will shape human destiny and our daily lives by the year 2100 / | Q 175.5 .S619 2003 Social studies of science and technology : looking back, ahead / | Q 175.5 .T344 2009 Taking sides : Clashing views in science, technology, and society / | Q 175.5 .T78 Science, technology, and freedom. | Q 175.5 .T87 1998 Frankenstein's footsteps : science, genetics and popular culture / | Q 175.5 .V44 2013 Life at the speed of light : from the double helix to the dawn of digital life / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Does 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? -- Is wind power green? -- Are "Space Sunshades" a possible answer to global warming?
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