Controversies in Science and Technology : From Climate to Chromosomes

This NEW 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 these issues reach into our minds, hearts, and souls.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. 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

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, Professor, Inst for Regenerative Medicine, Wake Forest Univ 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, UCLA