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The second volume of the Controversies in Science and Technology series explores five of the most controversial scientific issues facing our world today. This collection of informative and engaging essays addresses stem cell research, information technology, space exploration, global warming, and biology and gender. These issues challenge our beliefs about each other, our planet, societal fairness, the concept of "knowing," and the definition of human life itself. Before making judgments and decisions that affect society we must first empower ourselves with all the knowledge and facts available. Every citizen should educate themselves and contribute to the ongoing debates involving these groundbreaking scientific and technological discoveries and advances.
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Content Topics:
- Stem Cell Research – Science, Religion, and Public Policy
- Information Technology – Inequality, Identity, and Invasions of Privacy
- Space Exploration – Reasons and Risks
- Global Warming – Scientific Data, Social Impacts, and Political Debate
- Biology and Gender – Scientific Careers and Scientific Theories
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"A highly informative and engaging exploration of some of the most important - and controversial -- issues of our time. Whether stem cell research or global warming, Controversies moves beyond the trite and challenges our notions of the world and of human life itself."
Robert Lanza, MD
VP Research & Scientific Development, Advanced Cell Technology
Professor, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
"'Teaching the controversies' is the most important new direction in science curricula and pedagogy in many decades. This is an ideal text for such projects. The experts assembled here bring insight and balance to some of the most heated debates making headlines today. The authors' clarity and engaging styles make the book fun to read inside or outside the classroom."
Sandra Harding
Professor of philosophy and women's studies in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, UCLA. She is the author of Science and Social Inequality: Feminist and Postcolonial Issues (2006).
"An excellent anthology – a wonderful resource for a healthy dialogue between so-called 'pure science' (i.e., values-free research) and the cultural values of real life. In this multi-faceted anthology, solid science meets philosophy, religion, and public policy. It's an ideal textbook for courses in the 'philosophy of science,' grappling with the societal implications of science and technology."
Richard Sparks
A Catholic priest with a PhD in Theology and Ethics. He is currently the Director of the Paulist Center in Boston. He is a frequent lecturer and consultant to Bioethics Committees. He has written in the areas of treatment issues related to handicapped newborns, fetal tissue use, sexuality, and the Terri Schiavo case.
"The expert lineup of authors and the range of issues covered make this book an excellent reader for courses on science and contemporary society. The diversity of approaches to each topic reflects the complexity of the issues, and is a welcome step away from simplistic Good Idea-Bad Idea dichotomies. I look forward to using it in the classroom."
A. Bowdoin Van Riper
Social and International Studies Department, Southern Polytechnic State University Author of: Rockets and Missiles: The Life and Times of a Technology (2004) and Imagining Flight: Aviation and Popular Culture (2003)
"If you are looking for incisive and knowledgeable opinions on the scientific and social implications of five key technological issues, this is the volume for you. The essays are not only examples of thoughtful scholarship but they also serve as roadmaps for citizens to follow when making informed decisions in their daily lives and in the voting booth."
John Sterling
Editor-in-Chief, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
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