Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society / selected, edited and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.
Material type: TextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw Hill/Dushkin, c2002.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 372 p. ; 24 cm. illISBN:- 0072484268 (pbk.)
- Clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society
- 22 306.45 EAS-T 2002 800701
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Should peer review dominate decision making about science? -- Is science a faith? -- Should creationism and evolution get equal time in schools? -- Do we face a population problem? -- Are human activities significantly changing the global climate? -- Are environmental regulations too restrictive? -- Do cell phones cause cancer? -- Is irradiated food safe to eat? -- Can humans go to Mars now? -- Is it worthwhile to continue the search for extraterrestrial life? -- Should the Internet be censored? -- Does law enforcement technology threaten the fourth amendment? -- Will screens replace pages? -- Will it be possible to build a computer that can think? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Should genetically modified foods be banned? -- Is it ethical to sell human tissue? -- Is it ethically permissable to clone human beings?