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Taking sides : clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society / selected, edited and with introductions by Thomas A. Easton.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Guilford, Conn. : McGraw Hill/Dushkin, c2002.Edition: 5th edDescription: xxi, 372 p. ; 24 cm. illISBN:
  • 0072484268 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 306.45 EAS-T 2002 800701
Contents:
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?
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Lahore Business School Library Shelf No. 10, LBS Book 306.45 EAS-T 2002 800701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 800701
Books Books Lahore Business School Library Shelf No. 10, LBS Book 306.45 EAS-T 2002 800702 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 2 Available 800702
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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?

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