Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond Book

History of Technology     2
Introduction     3
The Great Leap Forward     15
"George"     25
"The New George"     27
Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones...But Bronze and Iron Can Create a Civilization     29
The History of Energy     31
The History of Exology     33
The History of Climatology     35
The History of Ethics     37
Conclusion     39
Internet Exercise     39
Ethics and Technology     42
Introduction     43
Ethics     45
The Relationship Between Ethics and Technology     63
The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology     70
The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods     80
Whistle-Blowing     84
Roger Boisjoly, Chief Engineer at Morton Thiokol     86
Nuclear Warriors     88
Scenarios     98
Conclusion     100
Internet Exercises     100
Energy     102
Introduction     103
Fossil Fuel Fundamentals     112
Energy for a New Century     128
The Immortal Waste     130
Oil and Blood: The Way to Take Over the World     142
Fuel Cells and the Hydrogen Economy     146
The Hydrogen Experiment     152
Biomass Energy     161
Solar Energy     165
Wind Power     171
Hydroelectric Power     176
The Electric Car Arrives-Again     183
Chernobyl     193
Tasman Spirit Oil Spill     198
Scenarios     203
Conclusion     205
Internet Exercises     206
Ecology     216
Introduction     217
The Grim Payback of Greed     237
Climate Change     244
The Kyoto Protocol     260
Young at Risk: Dioxins and Other Hazardous Chemicals     267
Fisheries Exploiting the Ocean-What Will Be Left?     280
What Will Happen to the Endangered Species Act?     288
Air Poisons Around the World     295
Rain Forests May Offer New Miracle Drugs     305
Buried Displeasure: Love Canal and One Person Who Made a Difference     310
Europe's Black Triangle Turns Green     314
Scenarios     321
Conclusion     328
Internet Exercise      329
Population     332
Introduction     333
Interpreting the Current Population Data     354
Putting the Bite on Planet Earth     370
Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself?     377
A Ten-Year Progress Report of the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development in Cairo: 1994-2004     382
World Birth Control Discussion Issues     390
Fertility Rates: The Decline Is Stalling     398
The Hazards of Youth     404
Earth's Carrying Capacity: Not Quite So Easy When Applied to Humans     408
Probably One: A Generation Comes of Age Under China's One-Child Policy     413
Japan's Unpopular Pill-An Unrealized Battle Victory     417
Scenarios     419
Conclusion     421
Internet Exercises     422
War, Politics and Technology     426
Introduction     427
More War in a Moment, But First, a Word from Our Sponsors     430
Tanks: The Evolution of Mechanized Warfare     432
Extreme Makeover: The New U.S. Army: Leaner, But Meaner?     435
The F-22: The Plane Even Congress Couldn't Shoot Down     437
The Human Face of War     440
Agent Orange      443
The M-16 Rifle     446
Scenarios     449
Conclusion     450
Internet Exercises     451
Health and Technology     452
Introduction     453
Antibiotic Resistance     455
Making Well People "Better"     458
The Politics of Life and Death: Global Response to HIV and AIDS     464
Telemedicine: The Health System of Tomorrow     472
Nadeem     474
Ed     478
Scenarios     482
Conclusion     483
Internet Exercises     484
Technology and the Third World     486
Introduction     488
One Planet: Many Worlds     490
Income Gap Widens     528
Poisoned Waters: Bangladesh Desperately Seeking Solutions     533
China's Challenge to the United States and to the Earth     537
N30 WTO Showdown     549
Pakistan: Karachi's Informal "Recycling Network"     559
The Digital Divide in Ecuador     563
Applications of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Learning     566
Remember Rwanda?     579
Nam Theun Dam: The World Bank's Watershed Decision     585
Sri Lanka: Technology and Agriculture, Tractor Versus Buffalo     588
The Asian Tsunami and Beyond     591
Scenarios     594
Conclusion     598
Internet Exercises     599
Technology of the Future     606
Introduction     607
Creating the Future     610
Predictions: Technology of the New Century and the New Millennium     622
New Horizons of Information Technology     629
The Amazing Brain     635
In the Year 2025     640
Why the Future Doesn't Need Us     643
Global Population Reduction: Confronting the Inevitable     658
Emerging Technologies: New Demands for Students and Faculty     661
The Development and Progress of the Ambitious UN 2000 Millennium Project     668
Scenarios     679
Conclusion     682
Internet Exercises     684
Authors' Commentaries     687
Index     693