Impact of science & technology on society books

8574 books were found.

Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts: Report of a Workshop by the National Academy of Engineering and United States Institute of Peace Roundtable on Technology, Science, and Peacebuilding

Sensing and Shaping Emerging Conflicts: Report of a...

Author: United States Institute of Peace ,  National Academy of Engineering
ISBN: 9780309286114
Format: Paperback
$84.48

"On October 11, 2012, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the United States Institute of Peace (USIP)...  Read More >>

Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection

Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection...

Author: Ethan Zuckerman
ISBN: 9780393082838
Format: Hardback
$44.95

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Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

Involution-An Odyssey Reconciling Science to God

Author: Philippa Anne Rees
ISBN: 9780957500228
Format: Paperback
$73.89

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Untangling the Web

Untangling the Web

Author: Aleks Krotoski (Technology Columnist)
ISBN: 9780571303663
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The truth about life in the age of the Internet, from award-winning social psychologist Aleks Krotoski.  Read More >>

Beyond Broadband Access: Developing Data-Based Information Policy Strategies

Beyond Broadband Access: Developing Data-Based Information...

Author: Richard D. Taylor ,  Amit M. Schejter
ISBN: 9780823251841
Format: Paperback
$69.95

Provides an international perspective on theoretical approaches to data-based communications policymaking in Europe,...  Read More >>

Beyond Broadband Access: Developing Data-Based Information Policy Strategies

Beyond Broadband Access: Developing Data-Based Information...

Author: Richard D. Taylor ,  Amit M. Schejter
ISBN: 9780823251834
Format: Hardback
$205.95

Provides an international perspective on theoretical approaches to data-based communications policymaking in Europe,...  Read More >>

The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You Need and the Communication You Want, Without Enraging Your Family, Annoying Your Colleagues, and Destroying Your Soul

The Distraction Addiction: Getting the Information You...

Author: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang ,  Walter Dixon
ISBN: 9798200627431
Format: Audio
$79.15

The question of our time: can we reclaim our lives in an age that feels busier and more distracting by the day?...  Read More >>

The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google

The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google...

Author: Nicholas Carr
ISBN: 9780393345223
Format: Paperback
$27.95

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Biotechnology in Our Lives: What Modern Genetics Can Tell You about Assisted Reproduction, Human Behavior, and Personalized Medicine, and Much More

Biotechnology in Our Lives: What Modern Genetics Can...

Author: Jeremy Gruber ,  Sheldon Krimsky
ISBN: 9781620875735
Format: Hardback
$47.99

Suitable for the nonscientist, this title looks at the many applications of genetics on the world around us by asking:...  Read More >>

The Great Indian Phone Book: How Cheap Mobile Phones Change Business, Politics and Daily Life

The Great Indian Phone Book: How Cheap Mobile Phones...

Author: Robin Jeffrey ,  Assa Doron
ISBN: 9781849043137
Format: Paperback
$34.95

Examines how the staggering growth in mobile phone usage is transforming business, politics and daily life in India...  Read More >>

Good Science: The Pursuit of Truth and the Evolution of Reality

Good Science: The Pursuit of Truth and the Evolution...

Author: Timothy McGettigan
ISBN: 9780739184462
Format: Paperback
$65.95

Drawing upon a sequence of the most important breakthroughs in the history of science, Timothy McGettigan's Good...  Read More >>

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

Resilience: Why Things Bounce Back

Author: Andrew Zolli ,  Ann Marie Healy
ISBN: 9781451683813
Format: Paperback
$47.52

RESILIENCE has genuine potential to be the next breakout business book. It is firmly in the tradition of great reads...  Read More >>

The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science Across the Globe

The Culture of Science: How the Public Relates to Science...

Author: Martin W. Bauer (London School of Economics, UK) ,  Rajesh Shukla (National Council of Applied Economic Research, India)
ISBN: 9780415851022
Format: Paperback
$114.00

This book offers the first comparative account of the changes and stabilities of public perceptions of science within...  Read More >>

Technology Infrastructure

Technology Infrastructure

Author: Cristiano Antonelli (University of Torino, Italy) ,  Albert N. Link (University of North Carolina, Greensboro, USA)
ISBN: 9780415850940
Format: Paperback
$46.99

This volume seeks to understand technology infrastructure as an element of a sector’s technology platform and of...  Read More >>

Public Engagement and Emerging Technologies

Public Engagement and Emerging Technologies

Author: Kieran O'Doherty ,  Edna F. Einsiedel
ISBN: 9780774824613
Format: Paperback
$77.60

This book examines current theory, methods, and ethics underlying global trends in involving publics in the governance...  Read More >>

Off the Network: Disrupting the Digital World

Off the Network: Disrupting the Digital World

Author: Ulises Ali Mejias
ISBN: 9780816679003
Format: Paperback
$26.99

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The Laws of Robots: Crimes, Contracts, and Torts

The Laws of Robots: Crimes, Contracts, and Torts

Author: Ugo Pagallo
ISBN: 9789400765634
Format: Hardback
$336.35

This book explores ways that robot technology may affect legal systems in matters of responsibility and agency in...  Read More >>

Digital Communities in a Networked Society: e-Commerce, e-Business and e-Government

Digital Communities in a Networked Society: e-Commerce,...

Author: Manuel J. Mendes ,  Reima Suomi
ISBN: 9781475779660
Format: Paperback
$290.37

Deals with the evolution in the computerization of society. This book contains results of research and development...  Read More >>

Studies in Virtual Communities, Blogs, and Modern Social Networking: Measurements, Analysis, and Investigations

Studies in Virtual Communities, Blogs, and Modern Social...

Author: Subhasish Dasgupta
ISBN: 9781466640221
Format: Hardback
$373.95

"""This book provides a cross-cultural perspective of social networking, including ethical considerations and business...  Read More >>

The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change Everything

The Mobile Wave: How Mobile Intelligence Will Change...

Author: Perseus ,  Michael Saylor
ISBN: 9780306822537
Format: Paperback
$29.99

"""The MIT-educated Saylor exhibits a deep knowledge of the mobile world, and gives readers a peek free of boring...  Read More >>

Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward without Leaving People Behind

Digital Outcasts: Moving Technology Forward without...

Author: Kel Smith (Adjunct lecturer, Rutgers University)
ISBN: 9780124047051
Format: Paperback
$131.87

Citing real-world case studies from healthcare to social science, this book examines the emerging legal and cultural...  Read More >>

Veröffentlichungen des Instituts fur Europäische Geschichte Mainz: 94

Veröffentlichungen des Instituts fur Europäische Geschichte...

Author: Cornelia Manegold ,  Martin Espenhorst
ISBN: 9783525101278
Format: Hardback
$170.75

"Peace dealings in Early Modern times resembled more business transactions than anything else, peopled by actors...  Read More >>

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