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035 _a(OCoLC)ocn502171133
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020 _a0073514934
020 _a9780073514932
035 _a(OCoLC)502171133
050 1 4 _aQ 175.5
_bT136 2006
049 _aGRAL
245 1 0 _aTaking sides:
_pClashing views in science, technology and society /
_cselected, 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 _a7th ed.
260 _aDubuque, Iowa :
_bMcGraw-Hill,
_cc2006.
300 _axxviii, 387 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 1 _aTaking sides,
_x1098-5417
490 1 _aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aDoes politics come before science in government decision making? -- Should society restrict the publication of unclassified but "sensitive" research? -- Should creationism and evolution get equal time in schools? -- 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? -- Should we expand efforts to find near-earth objects? -- Is the search for extraterrestrial life doomed to fail? -- Do humans belong in space? -- Does the Internet strengthen community? -- Does the spread of surveillance technology threaten privacy? -- Will screens replace pages? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Should genetically modified foods be banned? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human beings?
650 0 _aScience
_xSocial aspects.
650 0 _aTechnology
_xSocial aspects.
650 4 _aCiencia
_xAspectos sociales.
650 4 _aTecnologĂ­a
_xAspectos sociales.
700 1 _aEaston, Thomas A.
830 0 _aTaking sides.
830 0 _aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series.
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