Science, Technology, and Society

New Perspectives and Directions

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

Av Todd L. Pittinsky, State University of New York) Pittinsky, Todd L. (Stony Brook University

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This book gathers inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary perspectives on the effects that today's advances in science and technology have on issues ranging from government policy-making to how we see the differences between men and women. The chapters investigate how invention and innovation really take place, how science differs from competing forms of knowledge, and how science and technology could contribute more to the greater good of humanity. For instance, should there be legal restrictions on 'immoral inventions'? A key theme that runs throughout the book concerns who is taken into account at each stage and who is affected. The amount of influence users have on technology development and how non-users are factored in are evaluated as the impact of scientific and technological progression on society is investigated, including politics, economy, family life, and ethics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-11-21
Mått157 x 235 x 20 mm
Vikt530 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor110
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781107165120

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1. Technically based programs in science, technology, and public policy M. Granger Morgan and Douglas Sicker; 2. Comparative studies of science and technology David Horn; 3. On the origins of models of innovation: process and system approaches Benoît Godin; 4. The third wave of science studies Harry Collins and Robert Evans; 5. Legal regulation of technology: supporting innovation, managing risk, and respecting values Roger Brownsword; 6. The social shaping of technology (SST) Robin Williams; 7. Placing users and nonusers at the heart of technology Nelly Oudshoorn; 8. Scientific community Dean Keith Simonton; 9. Genetic engineering and society Jessica Cavin Barnes, Elizabeth A. Pitts, S. Kathleen Barnhill-Dilling and Jason A. Delborne; 10. Technology enables and reduces sex differences in society Jens Mazei; 11. Technology for society Todd L. Pittinsky.

'Todd L. Pittinsky argues for a 'technology of a greater good' and outlines the dangers of technology dependence, while explaining how humanity is capable of avoiding such traps. The decision is still in our hands to ensure that technology serves the public good, instead of the dictates of an imagined consumer.' Ferenc Miszlivetz, Director of the Institute of Advanced Studies and Jean Monnet Professor, Hungarian Academy of Science