Living with the Genie [[electronic resource] ] : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser
| Living with the Genie [[electronic resource] ] : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LightmanAlan P. <1948->
SarewitzDaniel R DesserChristina |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Technological innovations - Social aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61091-092-3
1-4175-4387-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About Island Press; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Ch 1: Literary Devices; Ch 2: The Origin od the Genie; Ch 3: Promise and Peril; Ch 4: Small Is Powerful; Ch 5: Your Breath Is Your Worst Enemy; Ch 6: Changing Conceptions; Ch 7: Technology and Death; Ch 8: Confined to Your Legs; Ch 9: Progress and Violence; Ch 10: Science and Happiness; Ch 11: What Kinds of Science Should Be Done?; Ch 12: The Humpty Dumpty Problem; Ch 13: Who Owns Your Dinner?; Ch 14: Blowback in Genetic Engineering; Ch 15: Only Connect; Ch 16: The World is Too Much With Me; Acknowledgments; Notes
Chapter 2 & 3Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; About the Authors; Index; IslandPress Board of Directors 2003 |
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| Washington, : Island Press, c2003 | ||
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Living with the Genie [[electronic resource] ] : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser
| Living with the Genie [[electronic resource] ] : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LightmanAlan P. <1948->
SarewitzDaniel R DesserChristina |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Technological innovations - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
1-61091-092-3
1-4175-4387-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About Island Press; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Ch 1: Literary Devices; Ch 2: The Origin od the Genie; Ch 3: Promise and Peril; Ch 4: Small Is Powerful; Ch 5: Your Breath Is Your Worst Enemy; Ch 6: Changing Conceptions; Ch 7: Technology and Death; Ch 8: Confined to Your Legs; Ch 9: Progress and Violence; Ch 10: Science and Happiness; Ch 11: What Kinds of Science Should Be Done?; Ch 12: The Humpty Dumpty Problem; Ch 13: Who Owns Your Dinner?; Ch 14: Blowback in Genetic Engineering; Ch 15: Only Connect; Ch 16: The World is Too Much With Me; Acknowledgments; Notes
Chapter 2 & 3Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; About the Authors; Index; IslandPress Board of Directors 2003 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783051503321 |
| Washington, : Island Press, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Living with the Genie : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser
| Living with the Genie : essays on technology and the quest for human mastery / / edited by Alan Lightman, Daniel Sarewitz, Christina Desser |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, : Island Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
LightmanAlan P. <1948->
SarewitzDaniel R DesserChristina |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Technological innovations - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9781610910927
1610910923 9781417543878 1417543876 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
About Island Press; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; Ch 1: Literary Devices; Ch 2: The Origin od the Genie; Ch 3: Promise and Peril; Ch 4: Small Is Powerful; Ch 5: Your Breath Is Your Worst Enemy; Ch 6: Changing Conceptions; Ch 7: Technology and Death; Ch 8: Confined to Your Legs; Ch 9: Progress and Violence; Ch 10: Science and Happiness; Ch 11: What Kinds of Science Should Be Done?; Ch 12: The Humpty Dumpty Problem; Ch 13: Who Owns Your Dinner?; Ch 14: Blowback in Genetic Engineering; Ch 15: Only Connect; Ch 16: The World is Too Much With Me; Acknowledgments; Notes
Chapter 2 & 3Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; About the Authors; Index; IslandPress Board of Directors 2003 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910965148903321 |
| Washington, : Island Press, c2003 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research / / edited by David H. Guston and Daniel Sarewitz
| Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research / / edited by David H. Guston and Daniel Sarewitz |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (383 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.9/26 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GustonDavid H
SarewitzDaniel R |
| Collana | Science and technology in society |
| Soggetto topico |
Science and state - Decision making
Technology and state - Decision making Research - International cooperation Science and state - Citizen participation Technology and state - Citizen participation |
| ISBN |
9786612270260
9781282270268 1282270265 9780299219130 0299219135 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Intro -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART 1. SHAPING POLICY -- 1. Ethics, Politics, and the Public: Shaping the Research Agenda -- 2. Federal R& -- D: Shaping the National Investment Portfolio -- 3. Universities and Intellectual Property: Shaping a New Patent Policy for Government Funded Academic Research -- 4. Geography and Spillover: Shaping Innovation Policy through Small Business Research -- PART 2. SHAPING SCIENCE -- 5. EPA's Drinking Water Standards and the Shaping of Sound Science -- 6. The Case of Chemical Hormesis: How Scientific Anomaly Shapes Environmental Science and Policy -- 7. Earmarks and EPSCoR: Shaping the Distribution, Quality, and Quantity of University Research -- 8. Innovation in the U.S. Computer Equipment Industry: How Foreign R& -- D and International Trade Shape Domestic Innovation -- PART 3. SHAPING TECHNOLOGY -- 9. Shaping Technical Standards: Where Are the Users? -- 10. Technical Change for Social Ends: Shaping Transportation Infrastructures in U.S. Cities -- 11. Shaping Infrastructure and Innovation on the Internet: The End-to-End Network That Isn't -- 12. Technology Policy by Default: Shaping Communications Technology through Regulatory Policy -- PART 4. SHAPING LIFE -- 13. Engaging Diverse Communities in Shaping Genetics Policy: Who Gets to Shape the New Biotechnology? -- 14. Informed Consent and the Shaping of British and U.S. Population-Based Genetic Research -- 15. Embryos, Legislation, and Modernization: Shaping Life in the UK and German Parliaments -- 16. Reconceptualizing Technology Transfer: The Challenge of Shaping an International System of Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910959228703321 |
| Madison, Wis., : University of Wisconsin Press, c2006 | ||
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Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research
| Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research |
| Autore | Guston David H.; Sarewitz, Daniel R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 |
| Disciplina | 338.9/26 |
| Collana | Science and technology in society Shaping science and technology policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science and state - Decision making
Technology and state - Decision making Research - International cooperation Science and state - Citizen participation Technology and state - Citizen participation Physical Sciences & Mathematics Sciences - General |
| ISBN |
1-282-27026-5
9786612270260 0-299-21913-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451991203321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 | ||
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Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research
| Shaping science and technology policy : the next generation of research |
| Autore | Guston David H.; Sarewitz, Daniel R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Place of publication not identified], : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 |
| Disciplina | 338.9/26 |
| Collana | Science and technology in society Shaping science and technology policy |
| Soggetto topico |
Science and state - Decision making
Technology and state - Decision making Research - International cooperation Science and state - Citizen participation Technology and state - Citizen participation Physical Sciences & Mathematics Sciences - General |
| ISBN |
1-282-27026-5
9786612270260 0-299-21913-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778145303321 |
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| [Place of publication not identified], : University of Wisconsin Press, 2006 | ||
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The techno-human condition [[electronic resource] /] / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz
| The techno-human condition [[electronic resource] /] / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz |
| Autore | Allenby Braden R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SarewitzDaniel R |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Human evolution Biotechnology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-29566-0
9786613258564 1-283-25856-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: what a long, transhuman trip it has already been -- In the cause-and-effect zone -- Level I and II technology : effectiveness, progress, and complexity -- Level III technology : radical contingency in earth systems -- Individuality and incomprehensibility -- Complexity, coherence, contingency -- Killer apps -- In front of our nose. |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2011 | ||
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The techno-human condition / / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz
| The techno-human condition / / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz |
| Autore | Allenby Braden R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SarewitzDaniel R |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Human evolution Biotechnology |
| Soggetto non controllato | SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General |
| ISBN |
0-262-29440-0
0-262-29566-0 9786613258564 1-283-25856-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: what a long, transhuman trip it has already been -- In the cause-and-effect zone -- Level I and II technology : effectiveness, progress, and complexity -- Level III technology : radical contingency in earth systems -- Individuality and incomprehensibility -- Complexity, coherence, contingency -- Killer apps -- In front of our nose. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781992903321 |
Allenby Braden R
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
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The techno-human condition / / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz
| The techno-human condition / / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz |
| Autore | Allenby Braden R |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (235 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.48/3 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | SarewitzDaniel R |
| Soggetto topico |
Technology - Social aspects
Human evolution Biotechnology |
| ISBN |
9786613258564
9780262294409 0262294400 9780262295666 0262295660 9781283258562 1283258560 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Prologue: what a long, transhuman trip it has already been -- In the cause-and-effect zone -- Level I and II technology : effectiveness, progress, and complexity -- Level III technology : radical contingency in earth systems -- Individuality and incomprehensibility -- Complexity, coherence, contingency -- Killer apps -- In front of our nose. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910958720403321 |
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, ©2011 | ||
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