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History of Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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The Great Leap Forward | |
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"George" | |
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"The New George" | |
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Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...But Bronze and Iron Can Create a Civilization | |
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The History of Energy | |
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The History of Exology | |
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The History of Climatology | |
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The History of Ethics | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercise | |
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Ethics and Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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Ethics | |
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The Relationship Between Ethics and Technology | |
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The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology | |
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The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods | |
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Whistle-Blowing | |
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Roger Boisjoly, Chief Engineer at Morton Thiokol | |
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Nuclear Warriors | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Energy | |
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Introduction | |
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Fossil Fuel Fundamentals | |
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Energy for a New Century | |
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The Immortal Waste | |
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Oil and Blood: The Way to Take Over the World | |
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Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy | |
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The Hydrogen Experiment | |
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Biomass Energy | |
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Solar Energy | |
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Wind Power | |
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Hydroelectric Power | |
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The Electric Car Arrives-Again | |
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Chernobyl | |
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Tasman Spirit Oil Spill | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Ecology | |
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Introduction | |
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The Grim Payback of Greed | |
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Climate Change | |
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The Kyoto Protocol | |
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Young at Risk: Dioxins and Other Hazardous Chemicals | |
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Fisheries Exploiting the Ocean-What Will Be Left? | |
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What Will Happen to the Endangered Species Act? | |
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Air Poisons Around the World | |
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Rain Forests May Offer New Miracle Drugs | |
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Buried Displeasure: Love Canal and One Person Who Made a Difference | |
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Europe's Black Triangle Turns Green | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercise | |
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Population | |
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Introduction | |
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Interpreting the Current Population Data | |
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Putting the Bite on Planet Earth | |
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Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself? | |
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A Ten-Year Progress Report of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo: 1994-2004 | |
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World Birth Control Discussion Issues | |
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Fertility Rates: The Decline Is Stalling | |
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The Hazards of Youth | |
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Earth's Carrying Capacity: Not Quite So Easy When Applied to Humans | |
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Probably One: A Generation Comes of Age Under China's One-Child Policy | |
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Japan's Unpopular Pill-An Unrealized Battle Victory | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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War, Politics and Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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More War in a Moment, But First, a Word from Our Sponsors | |
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Tanks: The Evolution of Mechanized Warfare | |
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Extreme Makeover: The New U.S. Army: Leaner, But Meaner? | |
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The F-22: The Plane Even Congress Couldn't Shoot Down | |
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The Human Face of War | |
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Agent Orange | |
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The M-16 Rifle | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Health and Technology | |
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Introduction | |
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Antibiotic Resistance | |
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Making Well People "Better" | |
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The Politics of Life and Death: Global Response to HIV and AIDS | |
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Telemedicine: The Health System of Tomorrow | |
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Nadeem | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Technology and the Third World | |
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Introduction | |
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One Planet: Many Worlds | |
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Income Gap Widens | |
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Poisoned Waters: Bangladesh Desperately Seeking Solutions | |
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China's Challenge to the United States and to the Earth | |
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N30 WTO Showdown | |
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Pakistan: Karachi's Informal "Recycling Network" | |
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The Digital Divide in Ecuador | |
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Applications of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Learning | |
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Remember Rwanda? | |
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Nam Theun Dam: The World Bank's Watershed Decision | |
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Sri Lanka: Technology and Agriculture, Tractor Versus Buffalo | |
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The Asian Tsunami and Beyond | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Technology of the Future | |
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Introduction | |
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Creating the Future | |
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Predictions: Technology of the New Century and the New Millennium | |
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New Horizons of Information Technology | |
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The Amazing Brain | |
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In the Year 2025 | |
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Why the Future Doesn't Need Us | |
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Global Population Reduction: Confronting the Inevitable | |
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Emerging Technologies: New Demands for Students and Faculty | |
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The Development and Progress of the Ambitious UN 2000 Millennium Project | |
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Scenarios | |
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Conclusion | |
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Internet Exercises | |
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Authors' Commentaries | |
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Index | |