Governments, health professionals, patients, research institutions, and research subjects look to bioethicists for guidance in making important decisions about medical treatment and research. And yet
An analysis of the potential for environmental cooperation in multijurisdictional conservation zones to contribute to political conflict resolution; includes case studies of existing parks and proposa
E-commerce increasingly provides opportunities for autonomous bidding agents:computer programs that bid in electronic markets without direct human intervention. Automatedbidding strategies for an auct
For Sherry Turkle, "We think with the objects we love; we love the objects we think with." In Evocative Objects, Turkle collects writings by scientists, humanists, artists, and designers th
Collaboration among organizations is rapidly becoming common in scientific researchas globalization and new communication technologies make it possible for researchers from differentlocations and inst
For over half a century, the biologist Barry Commoner has been one of the most prominent and charismatic defenders of the American environment, appearing on the cover of Time magazine in 1970 as the
An analysis of China's nuclear and space capabilities, deployment strategies, and stance in arms control negotiations, and the implications for U.S. defense strategy.
Children ask, "Why is the sky blue?" but the question also puzzled Plato, Leonardo, and even Newton, who unlocked so many other secrets. The search for an answer continued for centuries; in 1862 Sir J
What happens when fire strikes the manufacturing plant of the sole supplier for thebrake pressure valve used in every Toyota? When a hurricane shuts down production at a Unileverplant? When Dell and A
An analysis of China's nuclear and space capabilities, deployment strategies, and stance in arms control negotiations, and the implications for U.S. defense strategy. In The Minimum Means of Reprisal,
This crosslinguistic study of the structure of motion predicates argues for the universal syntactic nature of the composition of manner and motion within the verbal constituent. In serial verb languag
In Panpsychism in the West, the first comprehensive study of the subject, David Skrbina argues for the importance of panpsychism—the theory that mind exists, in some form, in all living and non
Talking about how digital visual effects in film can be used to support storytelling, this guide is for scriptwriters and students. Computer-generated effects are often blamed for bad Hollywood movies
In Critique and Disclosure, Nikolas Kompridis argues provocatively for a richer and more time-responsive critical theory. He calls for a shift in the normative and critic
Examines the culture, politics, and history of the movement for environmental justicein New York City, tracking activism in four neighborhoods on issues of public health, garbage, andenergy systems in
"This is the most thorough architectural 'crit' of a hut ever set down, thejustification for which is that the hut was the setting in which Martin Heidegger wrotephenomenological texts that became tou
Activity theory holds that the human mind is the product of our interaction with people and artifacts in the context of everyday activity. Acting with Technology makes the case for activity theory as
This "NBER" series presents current academic research findings in the areas of taxation and government spending. The papers included provide important background information for policy analysts in gov
This NBER series presents current academic research findings in the areas of taxation and government spending. The papers included provide important background information for policy analysts in gover
For the past two decades Louise Lawler has been taking photographs of art in situ,from small poignant black-and-white images of art in people's homes to large format glossy colorpictures of art in mus
Knowledge about environmental problems has expanded rapidly in recent decades, ashave the number and variety of processes for making large-scale scientific assessments of thoseproblems and their possi
Knowledge about environmental problems has expanded rapidly in recent decades, as have the number and variety of processes for making large-scale scientific assessments of those problems and their pos
Eli Heckscher (1879-1952) is celebrated for his contributions to international trade theory, particularly the factor proportions theory of comparative advantage in international trade known as the Hec
Globalization and the changing role of the nation-state call for new approaches toenvironmental governance and new ways to conceptualize it. Recent developments in sociology--seen inthe work of John U
After experiencing spectacular economic growth and industrial development for much ofthe postwar era, Japan plunged abruptly into recession in the early 1990s and since then hassuffered a prolonged pe
Globalization and the changing role of the nation-state calls for new approaches to environmental governance and new ways to conceptualize it. Recent developments in sociology -- seen in the work of J
A proposal for negotiating the tension between an anti-authoritarian impulse and a guiding idea of context-transcending validity in critical social theory. Contemporary critical social theories face
Athens, 403 B.C.E. The bloody oligarchic dictatorship of the Thirty is over, and thedemocrats have returned to the city victorious. Renouncing vengeance, in an act of willful amnesia,citizens call for
Manifesta, the first itinerant European Biennial for Contemporary Art, emerged in a post-wall, globalizing Europe. Founded in 1993, it organized traveling exhibitions aim
Our intuition tells us that we, our conscious selves, cause our own voluntary acts. Yet scientists have long questioned this; Thomas Huxley, for example, in 1874 compared mental events to a steam whi
Governments, health professionals, patients, research institutions, and research subjects look to bioethicists for guidance in making important decisions about medical treatment and research. And yet
For centuries, humans have tried to master air. Sea captains rein it in with their sails, and pilots cut through it with their wings. We have machines to pump air into ou
We're filling up the world with technology and devices, but we've lost sight of an important question: What is this stuff for? What value does it add to our lives? So asks author John Thackara in his
In New Philosophy for New Media, Mark Hansen defines the image in digital art in terms that go beyond the merely visual. Arguing that the "digital image" encompasses the entire process by w
This text, intended for both graduate students and professional researchers, is an effective, concise introduction to the structural econometrics of auctions. Tools from recent developments in theore
A video game is half-real: we play by real rules while imagining a fictional world. We win or lose the game in the real world, but we slay a dragon (for example) only in the world of the game. In this
NSK is considered by many to be the last true avant-garde of the twentieth centuryand the most consistently challenging artistic force in Eastern Europe today. The acronym refers toNeue Slowenische Ku
The precautionary principle calls for taking action against threatened harm to people and ecosystems even in the absence of full scientific certainty. The rationale is that modern technologies and hu
