Ignorance and surprise : science, society, and ecological design / / Matthias Gross |
Autore | Gross Matthias <1969-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (255 p.) |
Disciplina | 333.71/53 |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Restoration ecology - Social aspects
Human ecology Science - Social aspects Knowledge, Sociology of |
Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
DESIGN/General ENVIRONMENT/Environmental Politics & Policy |
ISBN |
0-262-26561-3
0-262-27643-7 1-282-63821-1 9786612638213 0-262-26591-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. I. Concepts -- pt. II. Practice -- pt. III. Outlook. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807196503321 |
Gross Matthias <1969-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The inner history of devices / / edited and with an introduction by Sherry Turkle |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TurkleSherry |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Psychological aspects
Medical technology - Psychological aspects Computers - Psychological aspects Internet - Psychological aspects |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29156-8
0-262-28524-X 1-4356-7728-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The prosthetic eye / Alicia Kestrell Verlager -- Cell phones / E. Cabell Hankinson Gathman -- The patterning table / Nicholas A. Knouf -- Television / Orit Kuritsky-Fox -- |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782113503321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The inner history of devices / / edited and with an introduction by Sherry Turkle |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (219 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Altri autori (Persone) | TurkleSherry |
Soggetto topico |
Technology - Psychological aspects
Medical technology - Psychological aspects Computers - Psychological aspects Internet - Psychological aspects |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29156-8
0-262-28524-X 1-4356-7728-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The prosthetic eye / Alicia Kestrell Verlager -- Cell phones / E. Cabell Hankinson Gathman -- The patterning table / Nicholas A. Knouf -- Television / Orit Kuritsky-Fox -- |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808730903321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Innovation, dual use, and security : managing the risks of emerging biological and chemical technologies / / edited by Jonathan B. Tucker ; foreword by Richard Danzig |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 660.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Biotechnology - Social aspects
Nanotechnology - Social aspects Biological weapons Chemical agents (Munitions) |
Soggetto non controllato |
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30089-3
1-280-49912-5 9786613594358 0-262-30164-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
In Memoriam; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; Defining Dual Use; The Dual-Use Landscape, Past and Present; The Rise of Synthetic Genomics; Technical Hurdles to Bioterrorism; The Changing Nature of Security Threats; Harm versus Misuse; Misuse Scenarios; Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Notes; Part I. Assessing and Managing Dual-Use Risks; Chapter 2. Review of the Literature on Dual Use; Assessing Uncertain Risks; Dual Use as a Societal Process; Approaches to Technology Governance; International Governance Regimes; Conclusions; Notes
Chapter 3. Current Dual-Use Governance MeasuresArms Control and Disarmament Treaties; National Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures; Soft-Law and Informal Measures; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 4. The Decision Framework; Technology Monitoring; Technology Assessment; Selection of Governance Measures; Testing the Decision Framework; Conclusions; Notes; Part II. Contemporary Case Studies; A. Technologies for the Acquisition of Novel Biologicalor Molecular Diversity; Chapter 5. Combinatorial Chemistry and High-Throughput Screening; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 6. DNA Shuffling and Directed Evolution; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Notes; B. Technologies for Directed Design; Chapter 7. Protein Engineering; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 8. Synthesis of Viral Genomes; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 9. Synthetic Biology with Standard Parts; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; C. Technologies for the Manipulation of Biological Systems; Chapter 10. Development of Psychoactive Drugs; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 11. Synthesis of Peptide Bioregulators; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 12. Immunological Modulation; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 13. Personal Genomics; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 14. RNA Interference; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes Chapter 15. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790182303321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Innovation, dual use, and security : managing the risks of emerging biological and chemical technologies / / edited by Jonathan B. Tucker ; foreword by Richard Danzig |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
Disciplina | 660.6/3 |
Soggetto topico |
Biotechnology - Social aspects
Nanotechnology - Social aspects Biological weapons Chemical agents (Munitions) |
Soggetto non controllato |
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30089-3
1-280-49912-5 9786613594358 0-262-30164-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
In Memoriam; Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1. Introduction; Defining Dual Use; The Dual-Use Landscape, Past and Present; The Rise of Synthetic Genomics; Technical Hurdles to Bioterrorism; The Changing Nature of Security Threats; Harm versus Misuse; Misuse Scenarios; Structure of the Book; Acknowledgments; Notes; Part I. Assessing and Managing Dual-Use Risks; Chapter 2. Review of the Literature on Dual Use; Assessing Uncertain Risks; Dual Use as a Societal Process; Approaches to Technology Governance; International Governance Regimes; Conclusions; Notes
Chapter 3. Current Dual-Use Governance MeasuresArms Control and Disarmament Treaties; National Biosafety and Biosecurity Measures; Soft-Law and Informal Measures; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 4. The Decision Framework; Technology Monitoring; Technology Assessment; Selection of Governance Measures; Testing the Decision Framework; Conclusions; Notes; Part II. Contemporary Case Studies; A. Technologies for the Acquisition of Novel Biologicalor Molecular Diversity; Chapter 5. Combinatorial Chemistry and High-Throughput Screening; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 6. DNA Shuffling and Directed Evolution; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Notes; B. Technologies for Directed Design; Chapter 7. Protein Engineering; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 8. Synthesis of Viral Genomes; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 9. Synthetic Biology with Standard Parts; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; C. Technologies for the Manipulation of Biological Systems; Chapter 10. Development of Psychoactive Drugs; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 11. Synthesis of Peptide Bioregulators; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to GovernanceConclusions; Notes; Chapter 12. Immunological Modulation; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 13. Personal Genomics; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes; Chapter 14. RNA Interference; Overview of the Technology; Potential for Misuse; Characteristics of the Technology Relevant to Governance; Conclusions; Notes Chapter 15. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910806964703321 |
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insatiable curiosity : innovation in a fragile future / / by Helga Nowotny ; translated by Mitch Cohen |
Autore | Nowotny Helga |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects
Technology - Social aspects Science - Technological innovations Technological innovations Curiosity Creative ability in science |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-28076-0
1-4356-5497-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 The Emergence of the New; 2 Paths of Curiosity; 3 Innovation in a Fragile Future; Epilogue Why We Must Remain Modern; Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782148203321 |
Nowotny Helga | ||
Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Insatiable curiosity : innovation in a fragile future / / by Helga Nowotny ; translated by Mitch Cohen |
Autore | Nowotny Helga |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (195 p.) |
Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Science - Social aspects
Technology - Social aspects Science - Technological innovations Technological innovations Curiosity Creative ability in science |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-28076-0
1-4356-5497-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 The Emergence of the New; 2 Paths of Curiosity; 3 Innovation in a Fragile Future; Epilogue Why We Must Remain Modern; Notes |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818421103321 |
Nowotny Helga | ||
Cambridge, MA, : MIT Press, ©2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Instrumental community : probe microscopy and the path to nanotechnology / / Cyrus C.M. Mody |
Autore | Mody Cyrus C. M (Cyrus Cawas Maneck), <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 260 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 620/.5 |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Nanotechnology - Research - United States
Nanotechnology - Research - Europe Scanning probe microscopy Intellectual cooperation Scientists - United States Scientists - Europe |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29724-8
1-283-32170-X 9786613321701 0-262-29818-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781938203321 |
Mody Cyrus C. M (Cyrus Cawas Maneck), <1974-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Instrumental community : probe microscopy and the path to nanotechnology / / Cyrus C.M. Mody |
Autore | Mody Cyrus C. M (Cyrus Cawas Maneck), <1974-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiii, 260 p.) : ill |
Disciplina | 620/.5 |
Collana | Inside technology |
Soggetto topico |
Nanotechnology - Research - United States
Nanotechnology - Research - Europe Scanning probe microscopy Intellectual cooperation Scientists - United States Scientists - Europe |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-29724-8
1-283-32170-X 9786613321701 0-262-29818-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826563803321 |
Mody Cyrus C. M (Cyrus Cawas Maneck), <1974-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Invisible Users : Youth in the Internet Cafés of Urban Ghana / / Jenna Burrell |
Autore | Burrell Jenna <1978-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
Disciplina | 004.67/8083509667 |
Collana | Acting with technology |
Soggetto topico |
Internet and teenagers - Ghana
Cybercafes - Ghana Technology and youth - Ghana Online social networks - Ghana |
Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
ISBN |
0-262-30068-0
1-280-49887-0 9786613594105 0-262-30145-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779184803321 |
Burrell Jenna <1978-> | ||
Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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