Pfleging, a computer and Web consultant, and Zetlin, a business writer, note how business and technology professionals can work together successfully, with the key being communication. They provide a
Most of the chapters were adapted from West's Images and Reversals column for Computer Graphics magazine. Current education, he says, is stuck on the skills of medieval clerks--reading and writing--wh
James (University of Hawaii) and Nahl (information and computer sciences, University of Hawaii) locate the roots of aggressive driving in childhood exposure to parental attitudes about driving and med
For general readers, Hall explains the ideas behind nanotechnology and scenarios for its future use. He is the inventor of Utility Fog and is a former computer systems architect at Rutgers U. Annotat
A leading technology expert examines ways to manage the rapid proliferation of technology and come to grips with its pervasive influence.Technology--always a key driver of historical change--is now tr
Do we control technology or does technology control us? Explosive progress in the twentieth century has led to the disquieting perception that technology is not the servant of humanityùbut its master.
A book for popular readers on the subject of technology and alienation, The Big Disconnect is written in a smart, breezy style. It relies on personal stories from the author, and a dazzling range of h
From a mechanical engineering perspective, Lewis describes the human endeavor to create technology, setting the engineering of the 21st century in the historical context of artisans and the emergence
Defending the role that science must play in democratic society--science defined not just in terms of technology but as a way of approaching problems and viewing the world.In this collection of origin
A sociologist explores the many ways that digital natives' interaction with technology has changed their relationship with people, places, jobs, and other stabilizing structures and created a new way
A technology expert describes the ever-increasing role of artificial intelligence in weapons development, the ethical dilemmas these weapons pose, and the potential threat to humanity.Artificial intel
Tells the story of a laser technology that will have a big impact on society and the brilliant innovators responsible for its developmentLidar--a technology evolved from radar, but using laser light r
Hargittai (research, Budapest U. of Technology and Economics, author) offers an interesting perspective on science in the 20th century with personality profiles of 15 scientists who made some of the m
Science author and educator Hargittai (chemistry, Budapest U. of Technology and Economics, Hungary), offers a comprehensive picture of the brilliant but controversial scientist Edward Teller in this b
In this book aimed at general readers and food technology and public health researchers, Satin describes how food poisoning has affected events in history. He presents specific events since ancient ti
Beginning with the founding of the Church of Satan by Anton LeVey in 1966, Lewis (religious studies and philosophy, U. of Wisconsin) and Petersen (Norwegian U. of Science and Technology) demystify mod
In this critical look at current efforts to regulate indecency, the author begins by reviewing the history of cultural concerns regarding technology and decency since the invention of the camera. He t
Young defines his transhumanist philosophy as a belief in overcoming human limitations through reason, science, and technology. Death is an error of life, he argues, and science can correct it. After
Uses scientific facts to dispel such science myths as "nothing is impossible," "all theories are equal," "scientists don't have any imagination," and "more technology will solve all problems"
Karnes (U. of S. Mississippi) and Stephens' (Duke U.) guide will provide motivation and support for girls and young women considering careers in science, mathematics, and technology. Coverage include
Following an opening section that defines cyberethics, this anthology of 26 essays explores anonymity, personal identity, and the moral dimensions of creating new personalities; privacy; ownership of
The twentieth century has witnessed the blossoming of Western culture: new technology; communications and transportation systems; social, political, educational, agricultural, and medical advances. Bu
Looks at class structure, argues that Christianity fosters the resentment of success, and discusses the impact of this feeling in science, technology, medicine, the arts, and politics
Examines theories about the great flood, Noah's ark, Atlantis, ancient technology, the pyramids, and early voyages to America, and suggests rational explanations
Author Margolis founded the company that is the largest supplier of information technology to the US healthcare insurance industry; he is now the executive chairman of a firm that develops ways to app
The Athenian philosopher seems to have been consumed by the search for some hidden treasure the nature of which he was never quite clear, says Navia (philosophy, New York Institute of Technology). He
Rudman (physics, emeritus, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology) takes a rigorous but fun look back at the roots of mathematics, assuring us that mathematics did not come about as the result of a c
The story begins with the legal testimony of John W. Marchly and John V. Atanasoff and the findings of Judge Eral R. Larson in the 1971-72 trial. Then Burks explores public opinion, and summarizes the
Taking on questions of scientific rationality, the social construction of scientific truth, and the authority and cultural biases of scientific practice, this reader offers arguments from both sides o
Educator and author Pyle (U. of LaVerne, California) has written several books on the planets and space exploration, and has written and produced numerous documentaries for the History Channel and Dis
Students in the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy's Student Inquiry and Research program review the lives and accomplishments of 15 scientists representing disciplines from anthropology and lin
Explores the personalities, conflicts, and motivations involved in media attacks on corporations and well-known people, and presents a communication approach to slowing, reversing, and preventing such
This history of medieval inventions, focusing on the eleventh to the fourteenth centuries, vividly portrays a thriving era of human ingenuity--and the results are still being felt to this day. From th
A veteran political analyst examines the forces that led to the rise of populism and considers their continuing influence into the future.What political, social, and cultural forces led to the electio
An overview and appreciation of Renaissance literature for lay readers that takes account of major intellectual trends, various genres, and key historical figures of the period.This engaging survey of
Two veteran math educators concisely profile leading mathematicians throughout history highlighting their often unusual personalities and lives while giving average readers insights into the importanc
The story of two brilliant nineteenth-century scientists who discovered the electromagnetic field, laying the groundwork for the amazing technological and theoretical breakthroughs of the twentieth ce
A popular clinical psychologist explores an often misunderstood and unrecognized emotion that's the root cause of many self-defeating and harmful behaviors.Emotional paralysis, a distorted view of sel
