Impact of science and technology on society Books

Have you ever wondered why cancer remains such a dreadful illness? Why is it so common? How can you reduce your cancer risk? Why is screening not better at finding cancers early? How does cancer make people feel so sick?How do different types of...

In this original and compelling book, Jeffrey P. Bishop, a philosopher, ethicist, and physician, argues that something has gone sadly amiss in the care of the dying by contemporary medicine and in our social and political views of death, as shaped by our...

Mnogo vijekova, vansenzorne percepcije slične telepatiji, predznacima budućnosti i vidovitosti smatrane su lažnim maštarijama, iluzijama ili izumima.Materijalistički pristup raširen u naučnim krugovima apriori negira bilo kakvu...

Que la revolución digital es una de las más cruciales de la historia de la humanidad ya no hay quien lo discuta. A tal punto ha modificado nuestra vida cotidiana que ya no podríamos pensarnos sin la asistencia de una pantalla, de un teléfono celular, del...

Kompakt und ergebnisorientiert führt dich dieses Büchlein durch den Prozess deiner wissenschaftlichen Abschlussarbeit. Die Details mögen an den Hochschulen und in den Fakultäten verschieden sein. Das Grundschema ist immer dasselbe. Wissenschaftliches...

„Meine dialektische Methode ist der Grundlage nach von der Hegelschen nicht nur verschieden, sondern ihr direktes Gegenteil. Für Hegel ist der Denkprozess, den er sogar unter dem Namen Idee in ein selbständiges Subjekt verwandelt, der Demiurg des...

This book describes the fundamental laws and principles that were necessary to develop an ordered system like the universe in which we live. Without these laws, there can be no order. Together they set the foundation for the development of ordered...

This book documents a paradigm shift, not only in the sciences but also in society. Everywhere in society systems are becoming networks. This implies not only a new understanding of social science but also of society and ourselves. The book describes the...

One of the realities characterizing the globe is the exclusion of marginalized communities in digital transformation. Their exclusion has resulted in a lack of participation in the digital space, which has catastrophic consequences on the digital economy...

The idea of a paradigm shift was initially presented in Thomas Kuhn's influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions (1962). Kuhn used this concept-the creation of a new world-view-to explain how scientific progress develops, specifically in...

Social computing has seen exponential growth in various application areas, enabling new digital contexts for almost any type of interaction. This growth is expected to continue in various domains as social computing becomes a new paradigm for the next...

The digital divide is an global phenomenon that negatively affects groups around the world. International Exploration of Technology Equity and the Digital Divide: Critical, Historical and Social Perspectives explores and presents research that centers on...

As Web technology evolves and adopts new uses and applications, the creation and proliferation of Web services continues to be an increasingly important issue for study and research. Web Services Research for Emerging Applications: Discoveries and Trends...

The Semantic Web has evolved as a blueprint for a knowledge-based framework aimed at crossing the chasm from the current Web of unstructured information resources to a Web equipped with metadata and oriented to delegating tasks to software agents...

Innovations in technology over the past 20 years offer great insight into entrepreneurial successes and pitfalls. Much of technology innovation is the result of pioneers with the unique vision of introducing new products or services, creating wealth, and...

Social network analysis dates back to the early 20th century, with initial studies focusing on small group behavior from a sociological perspective. The emergence of the Internet and subsequent increase in the use of online social networking applications...

The way humans interact with technology is undergoing a tremendous change. It is hard to imagine the lives we live today without the benefits of technology that we take for granted. Applying research in computer science, engineering, and information...

Social networks have emerged as a major trend in computing and social paradigms in the past few years. The social network model helps to inform the study of community behavior, allowing qualitative and quantitative assessments of how people communicate...

Businesses worldwide are faced with major challenges related to the progressive (and many times unavoidable) incorporation of information technologies into their processes. Often, organizations don't suitably react to the new requirements of these...

Whether used for communication, entertainment, socio-economic growth, crowd-sourcing social and political events, monitoring vital signs in patients, helping to drive vehicles, or delivering education, mobile technology has been transformed from a mode...

Public venues are vital to information access across the globe, yet few formal studies exist of the complex ways people in developing countries use information technologies in public access places. Libraries, Telecentres, Cybercafes and Public Access to...

Despite continued public interest in issues relating to gender and computing, there exists a relative scarcity of texts on this topic. Gender and Social Computing: Interactions, Differences and Relationships provides an overview of the major questions...

The rapid improvements brought about by modern telecommunications are made possible by unfettered transmission of information, which relies on the ability to send, receive and properly utilize communication. Advanced Communication Protocol Technologies:...

It is widely accepted that organizations and individuals must be innovative and continually create new knowledge and ideas to deal with rapid change. Innovation plays an important role in not only the development of new business, process and products,...

Virtual worlds are an area of growing interest in many sectors, including higher education. While Web-based tools have existed for years to help deliver course content, these tools have not traditionally provided means for creation of community with the...

Sociotechnical theory, which focuses on the interplay between social and technical behaviors in a society or organization, encourages critical discussion of the relationship between individuals and technology. Knowledge Development and Social Change...

The concept of pervasive and ubiquitous computing challenges our existing understanding of human-computer interaction, as it suggests a world in which computers become increasingly integrated into our daily lives. Emerging Pervasive and Ubiquitous...

Technology's role in facilitating and furthering human development is of equal significance to its role in promoting inequality and tension between groups and individuals. Human Development and Global Advancements through Information Communication...

The globalization of our society has changed the social culture of young people forever. In this day and age, this online social culture is growing in size, shape, and complexity and the need for further study is imperative. Youth Culture and Net...

Handheld and mobile technologies have witnessed significant advances in functionality, leading to their widespread use as both business and social networking tools. Human-Computer Interaction and Innovation in Handheld, Mobile and Wearable Technologies...

Modern advancements in technology have changed the way that young people use interactive media. Learning from such methods was not even considered until recently. It is now slowly defining the landscape of contemporary pedagogical practices. Interactive...

Technology has been used to perpetrate crimes against humans, animals, and the environment, which include racism, cyber-bulling, illegal pornography, torture, illegal trade of exotic species, irresponsible waste disposal, and other harmful aberrations of...

The information age has enabled unprecedented levels of data to be collected and stored. At the same time, society and organizations have become increasingly complex. Consequently, decisions in many facets have become increasingly complex but have the...

The concept of virtual worlds is strongly related to the current innovations of new media communication. As such, it is increasingly imperative to understand the criteria for creating virtual worlds as well as the evolution in system architecture,...

The value of intangible assets has become increasingly prominent in recent years, in spite of the difficulties involved in the identification, measurement and financial valuation of intangibles. Identifying, Measuring, and Valuing Knowledge-Based...

New media and technology are firmly embedded in our contemporary society and culture. The application of the internet and mobile communications, including online gaming, has made a huge impact on political participation, business, education, and social...

The structure and metabolism of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells reveals their nature and evolution, which can lead to new treatments for infectious and malignant diseases.Goran Indjic, a physician and clinical microbiologist, shares a detailed analysis...