Ethical issues: scientific and medical developments Books
Bristol University Press Biomedical Innovation in Fertility Care
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Hodder & Stoughton Trust No One: Inside the World of Deepfakes
Book SynopsisDeepfake technology can create video evidence of just about anything: Hollywood superstar Margot Robbie in an orgy.Chinese president Xi Jinping declaring nuclear war.Basketball legend Michael Jordan winning the World Cup. The only limit is the imagination. In a time where fake news and disinformation is becoming harder and harder to identify, it is more essential than ever to understand the dark origins of deepfakes. Journalist Michael Grothaus goes down the rabbit hole as he interviews the often morally dubious, yet incredibly skilled creators of this content. It's a journey that opens a window into the communities transforming reality. Challenging, enlightening and terrifying, Trust No One asks the question other people are too scared to: what happens when you can no longer believe your own eyes?'An alarming look at deepfakes' Sunday Times'Michael Grothaus takes a hard look at the growth of deep fakes, examining cases that demonstrate the threats presented by morally dubious creators. From the personal to political, the impact of deep fakes is considered carefully by Grothaus, both on the victims and on society as a whole, creating an essential picture of a growing trend in disinformation' Eliot Higgins, founder of BellingcatTrade ReviewA clear, readable rundown of how deepfakes are changing our world * The Sunday Times *The page-turner of a book stresses that deepfakes are a ticking timebomb and that we, the public, need to educate ourselves before we herald in a zero-trust society where seeing is no longer believing... If you're looking for a greater understanding of the wild world of deepfakes, how they are created, their benefits and harms as well as their stomach-churning implications; Trust No One is a great place to start. * Reaction *Michael Grothaus takes a hard look at the growth of deep fakes, examining cases that demonstrate the threats presented by morally dubious creators. From the personal to political, the impact of deep fakes is considered carefully by Grothaus, both on the victims and on society as a whole, creating an essential picture of a growing trend in disinformation. -- Eliot Higgins, founder of BellincatThought-provoking . . . he interviews some shady characters and raises interesting questions * Mail On Sunday *An alarming look at deepfakes. * The Sunday Times *Our relationship with visual representations of ourselves always runs along this axis of narcissism and dread: at once promising a defeat of death, but by arousing that desire only to disappoint it, crushingly reinforcing its inevitability. Our fascination with deepfakes strikes me as the latest iteration of this emotional rollercoaster, and it's one Grothaus captures very well. -- Peter Pomerantsev * The Guardian *
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Experiment How to Save the World for Just a Trillion
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University of Massachusetts Press Law and the Visible
Book SynopsisIf you take a video of police officers beating a Black man into unconsciousness, are you a witness or a bystander? If you livestream your friends dragging the body of an unconscious woman and talking about their plans to violate her, are you an accomplice? Do bodycams and video doorbells tell the truth? Are the ubiquitous technologies of visibility open to interpretation and manipulation? These are just a few of the questions explored in the rich and broadly interdisciplinary essays within this volume, Law and the Visible, the most recent offering in the Amherst Series for Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought. Individual essays discuss the culpability of those who record violence, the history of racialized violence as it streams through police bodycams, the idea of digital images as objective or neutral, the logics of surveillance and transparency, and a defense of anonymity in the digital age. Contributors include Benjamin J. Goold, Torin Monahan, Kelli Moore, Eden Osucha, Jennifer Peterson, and Carrie A. Rentschler.
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Greenleaf Book Group LLC Uprooted: Family Trauma, Unknown Origins, and the
Book SynopsisHow a journey of self-discovery unearthed the scandalous evolution of artificial insemination. By his forties, Peter J. Boni was an accomplished CEO, with a specialty in navigating high-tech companies out of hot water. Just before his fiftieth birthday, Peter’s seventy-five-year-old mother unveiled a bombshell: His deceased father was not biological. Peter was conceived in 1945 via an anonymous sperm donor. The emotional upheaval upon learning that he was “misattributed” rekindled traumas long past and fueled his relentless research to find his genealogy. Over two decades, he gained an encyclopedic knowledge of the scientific, legal, and sociological history of reproductive technology as well as its practices, advances, and consequences. Through twenty-first century DNA analysis, Peter finally quenched his thirst for his origin. In Uprooted, Peter J. Boni intimately shares his personal odyssey and acquired expertise to spotlight the free market methods of gamete distribution that conceives dozens, sometimes hundreds, of unknowing half-siblings from a single donor. This thought-provoking book reveals the inner workings—and secrets—of the multibillion-dollar fertility industry, resulting in a richly detailed account of an ethical aspect of reproductive science that, until now, has not been so thoroughly explored.
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Prometheus Books Science in Black and White: How Biology and
Book SynopsisThis unflinching expose of racially biased research--the Alt-Right's "scientific wing"--debunks both old and emerging claims of inborn racial disparities. Racial groups differ in some of their social patterns, but the cause of those differences--nature versus nurture, or genetics versus environment-- remains fiercely debated. For the pro-nature camp-- sometimes aligned with white nationalism and eugenics, and often used to promote ideas of racial inferiority and superiority -- race-based biological determinism contributes significantly to the ethnic divide, especially the black/white gap in societal achievement. By contrast, pro-nurture supporters attribute ethnic variation in social outcomes primarily to environmental circumstances, ecological conditions, and personal experience. In this thoroughly researched book, science writer Alondra Oubre examines emerging scientific discoveries that show how both biology and environment interact to influence IQ--intelligence performance--and social behaviors across continental populations, or human races. She presents compelling evidence for why environmental and certain non-DNA-related biological phenomena overall seem to best explain black/white disparities in a gamut of social behaviors, including family structure, parenting, educational attainment, and rates of violent crime. As she demonstrates, nature still matters, but the biology that impacts racial variance in social behaviors extends beyond genetics to include other processes--epigenetics, gene expression, and plasticity--all of which are profoundly affected by a wide array of environmental forces. The complex, synergistic interplay of these factors combined, rather than just genes or just environment, appears to account for black/white divergence in a gamut of social behaviors.
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Island Press Tech to Table: 25 Innovators Reimagining Food
Book SynopsisImagine eating a burger grown in a laboratory, a strawberry picked by a robot, or a pastry created with a 3-D printer. You would never taste the difference, but these technologies might just save your health and the planet’s. Today, landmark advances in computing, engineering, and medicine are driving solutions to the biggest problems created by industrialized food. Tech to Table introduces readers to twenty-five of the most creative entrepreneurs advancing these solutions. They come from various places and professions, identities and backgrounds. But they share an outsider’s perspective and an idealistic, sometimes aggressive, ambition to rethink the food system. Reinvention is desperately needed. Under Big Ag, pollution, climate change, animal cruelty, hunger, and obesity have festered, and despite decades of effort, organic farming accounts for less than one percent of US croplands. Entrepreneurs represent a new path, one where disruptive technology helps people and the environment. These innovations include supplements to lower the methane in cattle belches, drones that monitor irrigation levels in crops, urban warehouses that grow produce year-round, and more. The pace and breadth of change is astonishing, as investors pump billions of dollars into ag-innovation. Startups are attracting capital and building markets, with the potential to upend conventional agribusiness’s stranglehold on the food system. Not every invention will prosper long-term, but each marks a fundamental change in our approach to feeding a growing population—sustainably. A revolution in how we grow and eat food is brewing. Munson’s deftly crafted profiles offer a fascinating preview of the coming future of food.Table of ContentsIntroduction. The Rise of Disruptors Part 1. Deliver Proteins Chapter 1. Josh Tetrick, JUST—Rethinking the Chicken and the Egg Chapter 2. Uma Valeti, Memphis Meats—Avoiding Animal Slaughter Chapter 3. Patrick Brown, Impossible Foods—Making Burgers from Plants Chapter 4. James Corwell, Ocean Hugger Foods—Turning Tomatoes into Tuna Chapter 5. Virginia Emery, Beta Hatch—Farming Insects Chapter 6. Leonard Lerer, Back of the Yards Algae Sciences—Growing Algae and Mycelia Part 2. Reduce Food Waste Chapter 7. Irving Fain, Bowery Farming—Bringing Crops Closer to Consumers Chapter 8. James Rogers and Jenny Du, Apeel Sciences—Coating Foods Chapter 9. Bob Pitzer, Harvest CROO—Picking Strawberries Robotically Chapter 10. Raja Ramachandran, ripe.io—Tracking Food with Blockchain Chapter 11. Lynette Kucma and Emilio Sepulveda, Foodini—Printing 3D Meals Chapter 12. Daphna Nissenbaum, Tipa—Cutting Plastic Packaging Part 3. Curtail Poisons Chapter 13. Sebastian Boyer and Thomas Palomares, FarmWise—Plucking Weeds Robotically Chapter 14. Jorge Heraud and Lee Redden, Blue River Technology—Spraying Precisely Chapter 15. Irina Borodina, BioPhero—Messing with Pest Sex Part 4. Nourish Plants Chapter 16. Diane Wu and Poornima Paramswaran, Trace Genomics—Mapping Soils Chapter 17. Eric Taipale, Sentera—Analyzing Fields from Above Chapter 18. David Perry, Indigo Ag—Providing Probiotics to the Soil Chapter 19. Karsten Temme and Alvin Tamsir, Pivot Bio—Feeding Nitrogen to Crop Roots Chapter 20. Tony Alvarez, WaterBit—Watering Precisely Part 5. Cut Carbon Chapter 21. Rachel Haurwitz, Caribou Biosciences, and Federico Tripodi, Calyxt—Editing Genes Chapter 22. Lee DeHaan, Land Institute—Planting Perennials Chapter 23. Joshua Goldman, Australis Aquaculture—Blocking Burps Chapter 24. Julia Collins, Planet FWD—Creating a Climate-Friendly Food Platform Chapter 25. Stafford Sheehan and Gregory Constantine, Air Co.—Cutting Carbon with Vodka Conclusion. The Role of Innovation Acknowledgments Notes About the Author Index
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Bonnier Books Ltd Filterworld: How Algorithms Flattened Culture
Book SynopsisThe early promise of a free Internet is long gone. Now, rather than allowing us a meaningful relationship with a range of content of our choosing, algorithms have not only removed genuine choice but de-texturized the world around us: smoothed its edges, planed down friction, and flattened differences. So coffee shops from Brooklyn to Beijing are inflected with a similar, 'Instagrammable' aesthetic. Airbnb rentals are decked out for their swipability factor as much as for their comfort. Spotify builds playlists that echo a category, looping back to music we've already heard before so as not to disrupt the flow. Netflix doesn't just make suggestions based on viewing histories but it actively changes the thumbnails to increase the chances we click on it.As Filterworld masterfully shows, culture itself has become algorithmic: a set of principles, a data rule, a line of code. And we interact with it in ever more passive ways. The result is not isolated echo chambers or a filter bubbles, but an all-encompassing Filterworld of the title.Kyle Chayka deliciously deconstructs this Filterworld: it shows us how technology has led us to this place and its effects on society and the individual, as well as how we might be able to remove the filter to gain liberation.
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Berghahn Books Recognizing the Past in the Present: New Studies
Book Synopsis Following decades of silence about the involvement of doctors, medical researchers and other health professionals in the Holocaust and other National Socialist (Nazi) crimes, scholars in recent years have produced a growing body of research that reveals the pervasive extent of that complicity. This interdisciplinary collection of studies presents documentation of the critical role medicine played in realizing the policies of Hitler’s regime. It traces the history of Nazi medicine from its roots in the racial theories of the 1920s, through its manifestations during the Nazi period, on to legacies and continuities from the postwar years to the present.Trade Review “This collection of scholarly papers illustrates the ongoing, unfinished nature of historical research on the Holocaust and medicine, broadly defined…This sobering book is important reading for anyone interested in Jewish or medical history or in the impact of values, ideology, and ethics on scientific practice…Highly Recommended.” • Choice “This volume offers new research and insights on a range of issues not often covered in the extant historical literature. Its mix of topics and perspectives is a particular virtue, ranging from the history of medicine to Jewish religious practice, gender, biographical and institutional studies, and the 'postwar continuities and legacies’ that are a particular emphasis and strength of the volume.” • Geoffrey Cocks, Professor Emeritus of History at Albion CollegeTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Foreword William E. Seidelman Introduction to the Volume: Recognizing the Past in the Present Sabine Hildebrandt, Miriam Offer, and Michael A. Grodin Part I: The Past Chapter 1. Non-Mechanistic Explanatory Styles in Interwar German Racial Theory: A Comparison of Hans F. K. Günther and Ludwig Ferdinand Clauß Amit Varshizky Chapter 2. From “Racial Surveys” to Medical Experiments in Prisoner of War Camps Margit Berner Chapter 3. "Der Doktor": The Writings of Mordechai Lensky During the Interwar Period Miriam Offer Chapter 4. Rabbinic Responsa During the Holocaust: The Life-for-Life Problem Johnathan I. Kelly, Erin L. Miller, Rabbi Joseph Polak, Robert Kirschner, and Michael A. Grodin Chapter 5. Un(B)earable: Pregnant Bodies and Obstetrical Genocide Annette Finley-Croswhite Chapter 6. “Complete Mastery of the Subject”: The Connection between Forced Sterilization and Gynecological Fertility Research in National Socialism Gabriele Czarnowski Chapter 7. Deference, Pragmatism, Ideology: The Medical Student Kurt Gerstein and the Predicament of Ethical Conduct under National Socialism Mathias Schütz Chapter 8. Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910–1945): A Career at the Interface of Hitler, Himmler and Ravensbrück Concentration Camp Stephanie Kaiser and Mathias Schmidt Chapter 9. Between Participation in National Socialist Medicine and Everyday Administrative Action: On the Economic Argument of the Psychiatric Planning Commission (1941–1945) Felicitas Söhner Chapter 10. Dentists in National Socialist (Nazi) Germany: A Fragmented Profession Matthis Krischel Chapter 11. Only Following Orders? Aviation Medicine in Nazi Germany Alexander von Lünen Chapter 12. Blood and Bones from Auschwitz: The Mengele Link Paul J. Weindling Part II: The Present: Postwar Continuities, Legacies, and Reflections Chapter 13. Renewed Trauma: Abraham De La Penha’s Testimony against Dr Franz Lucas in the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial Andrew Wisely Chapter 14. “Schluss mit der Rassenschande!” From Separation to Extermination: The Fate of Jewish Mentally Ill Patients in Germany and Occupied Poland 1939–42 Kamila Uzarczyk Chapter 15. “Since she was in Auschwitz the patient feels that she is being persecuted”: Holocaust Survivors and Austrian Psychiatry after World War II Herwig Czech Chapter 16. “To Prevent Further Unfounded Aly Constructions” Götz Aly Chapter 17. Baneful Medicine and a Radical Bioethics in Contemporary Art Andrew Weinstein Chapter 18. The History of the Vienna Protocol Sabine Hildebrandt, Joseph A. Polak, Michael A. Grodin, and William E. Seidelman Conclusion: The Past in the Present and the Future Index
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Chronicle Books Which Side of History?: How Technology Is
Book SynopsisWhich Side of History? offers a collection of bold essays on how technology is affecting democracy, society, and our future. Featuring prominent national voices such as Sacha Baron Cohen, Marc Benioff, Ellen Pao, Ken Auletta, Chelsea Clinton, Tim Wu, Khaled Hosseini, Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, Jaron Lanier, Willow Bay, Sal Khan, Sherry Turkle, Shoshana Zuboff, Vivek Murthy, Geoffrey Canada, and many more. The essays focus on the extraordinary impact of technology on our privacy, kids and families, race and gender roles, democracy, climate change, and mental health. This groundbreaking book challenges opinion leaders and the broader public to take action to improve technology's effects on our lives. • Featuring notable journalists, engineers, entrepreneurs, novelists, activists, filmmakers, business leaders, scholars, and researchers, including: Thomas Friedman, Kara Swisher, Michelle Alexander, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, Jenna Wortham, Cameron Kasky, Howard Gardner, and Tristan Harris. • Explores the ethical behavior of Big Tech, or the lack thereof. • Offers roadmaps for constructive change and thought-provoking perspectives. With the rise of cyberbullying and hate speech online, issues around climate change and technology, and the "move fast and break things" mentality of tech culture, Which Side of History? will urge readers to draw the line. • This book will help shape the conversations we have around technology in our society and our future for years to come. • A smart gift for anyone who approaches tech and the future with a healthy skepticism • Edited by James P. Steyer, the CEO and founder of Common Sense Media. • Add it to the shelf with books like Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier, The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr, and The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff.
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World Scientific Publishing Europe Ltd Disruptive Technologies And Muslim Societies From
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Berghahn Books Technology and the Common Good: The Unity and
Book Synopsis Building on the work of Elinor Ostrom (Governing the Commons) the author examines how the different shared goods of a democratic society are shaped by technology and demonstrates how club goods, common pool resources, and public goods are supported, enhanced, and disrupted by technology. He further argues that as the common good is undermined by different interests, it should be possible to reclaim technology, if the members of the society conclude that they have something in common.Trade Review “This is a thoughtful and well-written exploration of the role of technology in facilitating or deterring public welfare in democratic societies … Drawing on his remarkably diverse professional experience, the author supports this contention with numerous persuasive examples … I wish it could be read by every STEM student.” • Bryan Pfaffenberger, University of Virginia “It is a tour de force in the field of technology studies that is the capstone of this accomplished scholar’s work over his career.” • Anita Puckett, Virginia TechTable of Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Observations Introduction Chapter 1. Worlds Without Technology Chapter 2. Public and Private Goods in a Liberal Society Chapter 3. Technology and the Commons Chapter 4. Beyond the Traditional Commons Chapter 5. Public Goods and Institutions in Cyberspace Chapter 6. Democratic Vistas Chapter 7. Building Institutions for a Technological World Conclusion: Reclaiming the Commons References Index
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Emerald Publishing Limited Technology and (Dis)Empowerment: A Call to
Book SynopsisThe complex relationship between technology and social outcomes is well known and has recently seen significant attention due to the deepening of technology use in many domains. This includes issues such as the reproduction of inequality due to the digital divide, threats to democracy due to misinformation propagated through social networking platforms, algorithmic biases that can perpetuate structural injustices, hardships caused to citizens due to misplaced assumptions about the gains expected from the use of information technology in government processes, and simplistic beliefs that technology can easily lead to social development. This timely work draws attention to the varying factors by which technology often leads to disempowerment effects. Featuring a Foreword by Tim Unwin, UNESCO Chair in ICT4D, Seth makes a call to technologists to burst the technology optimism bubble, build an ethos for taking greater responsibility in their work, collectivize to similarly shape the internal governance of their organizations, and engage with the rest of society to strengthen democracy and build an acceptance that the primary goal of technology projects should be to bring equality by overturning unjust societal structures.Trade ReviewIf you want to use information technology to make a positive difference in the world, then you need to read this book. Aadi Seth combines careful analysis of the interplay between technology design and socio-political processes with a wealth of practical experience to identify key challenges that efforts around IT for Good will always have to face. -- - Andy Dearden: Professor (Emeritus) Interactive Systems Design, Sheffield Hallam UniversityGiven the enormous influence and control of technologies over our lives, an ethical enquiry into their development, use and ownership is of vital importance. This book provides an incisive account of how state and market-led technologies have exacerbated socio-economic and environmental injustice, and conversely, how technologies based on the ethics of plurality, diversity, power-based equality, freedom and participation can help the movement towards justice and sustainability. Seth's call is not for rejecting technology, but for paradigm shifts towards more socially engaged technology and technologists. -- Ashish Kothari: Kalpavriksh, Vikalp Sangam and Global Tapestry of AlternativesProfessor Aaditeshwar Seth has spent years developing technologies through Gram Vaani, a social enterprise delivering a voice-based social media platform in northern India. Based on wide-ranging scholarship and hard-won experience, he counters market values with an approach to social impact that takes ethics and socio-technical theories seriously. If you're a technologist hoping to contribute to social good, this book will keep you honest! -- Kentaro Toyama: Professor, School of Information, University of MichiganWhat comes out most importantly in the text is Aadi's two-fold firm conviction – one, that a technological community committed towards social good is indeed possible; and two, that dividing lines across technologists and ordinary people can be bridged, and this is what he has argued for. I hope that the technological community engages with these arguments. -- Rahul Varman: Professor, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology KanpurTable of ContentsForeword; Tim Unwin Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Contemporary Problems Chapter 3. Understanding Social Good Chapter 4. Ethics Based Foundations Chapter 5. The Limits of Design Chapter 6. Ensuring Power-based Equality Chapter 7. Constraining Structures and Ideologies Chapter 8. Overcoming Paradigms that Disempower Chapter 9. Societal Participation Chapter 10. Conclusions Chapter 11. Epilogue
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Emerald Publishing Limited The Philosophy of Transhumanism: A Critical
Book SynopsisTranshumanism is an international cultural movement which seeks to fundamentally transform the human condition through radical technological enhancement. Transhumanists claim that we are already in transition to a new phase of humanity where the limitations of mortality, ignorance, and suffering will soon be altered or even completely erased. The Philosophy of Transhumanism: A Critical Analysis presents the central ideas of transhumanist philosophy and offers a lens through which to reflect on the meaning of being human in anticipation of radical technology. The radical technologies in question variously include greater-than-human machine intelligence, mind-computer interfaces, gene-editing, and nanotechnology. The continued funding and interest generated by those associated with these projects suggest transhumanism is continued migration from a fringe concern to a central way of conceiving the future. Though a variety of positions exist within transhumanism, the unifying theme is a belief that the techno-engineering of a new type of upgraded human is both beneficial and inevitable. These ambitions raise serious questions about the appearance of a transhuman or even posthuman being, and warrants a critical analysis from alternative philosophical and religious perspectives. This book seeks to present the philosophy of transhumanism in a way that is both timely and accessible, and to challenge what will be seen as the core argument of transhumanist philosophy: that there is nothing about human beings that cannot be reconceived as a technical problem.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Redesigning Humans Chapter 2. Engaging with Transhumanism Chapter 3. Living Forever:Transhumanism and Mortality Chapter 4. Unlimited; Intelligence and Well-Being Chapter 5. The Role of The Philosopher in Transhumanism Chapter 6. Transhumanism and Buddhist Philosophy: Two Approaches to Suffering
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aSys Publishing Constructive Interference: Developing the brain’s
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Meatspace Press Data Justice and COVID-19: Global Perspectives
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Ria University Press Shall the Future Repair the Past Universal Scientific Resurrection of the Dead
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Ria University Press Shall the Future Repair the Past Universal Scientific Resurrection of the Dead
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Cato Institute,U.S. Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science
Book SynopsisScientific research is the time-honored key to objective knowledge. In the past it was funded pluralistically, but today certain portions of the market for knowledge are dominated by a single buyer, namely the government. This is especially true in the research fields that impinge on the regulatory sphere, such as pollution and climate change. As discussed in Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy, science today is in systematic trouble.The popular notion is that science is a force for good. Knowledge, derived from theory and experiment, gives rise to technological advancement, which results in improved lives for all. The editors and authors of this book believe that this is not always the case. Science can be a force for good, and it has enhanced our lives in countless ways, but even a cursory look at the last century shows that what passes for science can be detrimental. This book examines a number of recent abuses of science in research areas including nutrition, pollution, drugs and the opioid crisis, and global warming.Please don''t let this book make you into a science cynic. Science has done much for us under both public and private funding; we certainly live longer, healthier lives! Many fundamental questions have been answered, especially in physics. We look forward to a future of still more vigorous scientific discovery; we ask only that science be structured in a more polycentric manner, and less subject to authoritarian abuse. We believe that the chapters you are about to read will more than justify these desires.
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Threshold Editions Tech Panic
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Springer International Publishing AG Womb Politics: A Short History of the Future of Human Reproduction
Book SynopsisThis book offers a vision of politics that govern the womb; from antiquity (‘be fertile and replenish the earth’), through the ages (hysterectomy, to extirpate women’s ‘hysteria’), up to the present time (abortion wars; assisted reproduction), and into the future (reprogenetics; the artificial womb). It explores how the womb has served humanity, either tacitly or explicitly, through the ages and examines how women have accepted and still perceive the rules created by men as natural - including the new anti-abortion laws in the USA - because ‘that is the way things are.’ The book also explores how the emerging of assisted reproduction technologies and novel genetic tools (reprogenetics) will pose additional challenges to womb bearers, as all women will be made to reproduce with IVF. What is more, the advent of the artificial womb is in sight; the gender and social implications of this development would be enormous. Certainly not just another organ, the womb has been and remains a powerful tool that cannot be left to the decisions of half of the population. This book engages a wide audience, including women and men, professionals and laypersons who are interested in gender, politics, legislation, women’s health, and ethics.Table of ContentsMan and Woman He Created.- Womb Politics in the Bible.- Demography Wars.- The Advent of the Pill.- The Abortion Wars.- Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ARTs).- Is IVF an Ongoing Experiment?.- Reprogenetics.- The Artificial Womb (AW).- A Survey of Lay People’s Attitudes Toward the Artificial Womb and Ectogenesis in Israel.
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Springer International Publishing AG The Ethics of Research with Human Subjects:
Book SynopsisThis book provides a framework for approaching ethical and policy dilemmas in research with human subjects from the perspective of trust. It explains how trust is important not only between investigators and subjects but also between and among other stakeholders involved in the research enterprise, including research staff, sponsors, institutions, communities, oversight committees, government agencies, and the general public. The book argues that trust should be viewed as a distinct ethical principle for research with human subjects that complements other principles, such as autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice. The book applies the principle of trust to numerous issues, including informed consent, confidentiality, risk minimization, risks and benefits, protection of vulnerable subjects, experimental design, research integrity, and research oversight.This work also includes discussions of the history of research involving human subjects, moral theories and principles, contemporary cases, and proposed regulatory reforms. The book is useful for undergraduate and graduate students studying ethical policy issues related to research with human subjects, as well as for scientists and scholars who are interested in thinking about this topic from the perspective of trust.Table of ContentsDedication.- Acknowledgments.- List of Abbreviations.- Chapter One: Introduction.- Chapter Two: Historical Background.- Chapter Three: Moral Theory.- Chapter Four: A Trust-Based Approach to Research with Human Subjects.- Chapter Five: Informed Consent.- Chapter Six: Privacy and.-Confidentiality.- Chapter Seven: Risks.- Chapter Eight: Benefits.- Chapter Nine: Vulnerable Subjects.- Chapter Ten: Research Integrity.- Chapter Eleven: Regulatory Reform.- Chapter Twelve: Conclusion.- References.- Index.
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Peter Lang AG The Idea of Excellence and Human Enhancement:
Book SynopsisThis book analyses recent moves in the debate over human enhancement from two different perspectives: moral philosophy and science. It contains not only the thorough consideration on the promise, limitations, and perils of biotechnological improvement, but also offers a lucid account of a systematic evolution of the idea of excellence from antiquity to the present-day project of the post-human condition. The book examines various approaches to the key anthropological concepts such as agency, autonomy, practical rationality, and normativity pointing out their relevance to the philosophical and biomedical research. All these issues are addressed by scholars representing different fields of study including philosophy, law, biophysics, and cognitive science. They attempt to answer the question of whether biotechnological interventions may result in bringing about a better person. «The collection of articles is unified by the main idea - human enhancement, the challenge that has been brought about by recent developments in neuroscience, genetics, and biotechnology and that is reflected upon by the authors from different angles of perception and argumentation stemming from different philosophical views. The book is of great educational value as it can be used by students of philosophy, medicine, law, education and all those interested in the field, as the basis for well-grounded arguments and discussions, as well as raising their awareness.» Prof. Roma Kriaučiūnienė, Vilnius UniversityTable of ContentsHuman enhancement- Neuroenhancement- Moral enhancement- Moral improvement- Human perfection- Human flourishing- Transhumanism and Cognitive Science- Human enhancement and agent-based ethics- Autonomy and agency- Modifying human nature- Genetic engineering
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Verlag Barbara Budrich Gendered Configurations of Humans and Machines –
Book SynopsisIn numerous fields of science, work, and everyday life, humans and machines have been increasingly entangled, developing an ever-growing toolbox of interactions. These entanglements affect our daily lives and pose possibilities as well as restrictions, chances as well as challenges. The contributions of this volume tackle related issues by adopting a highly interdisciplinary perspective. How do digitalization and artificial intelligence affect gender relations? How can intersectionality be newly understood in an increasingly internationally networked world? This volume is a collection of contributions deriving from the "Interdisciplinary Conference on the Relations of Humans, Machines and Gender" which took place in Braunschweig (October 16–19, 2019). It also includes the keynotes given by Cecile Crutzen, Galit Wellner and Helen Verran.
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Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Das Neue Infektionsschutzrecht
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DruckVerlag Kettler Food Revolution 5.0
Book SynopsisFood is a social phenomenon: it keeps us alive, influences our identity and creates social codes and values. Food and food preparation is no longer simply a question of sustenance, but of lifestyle as well. At the same time, however, agriculture and the current standards of food production are among the main drivers of climate change. What does the future of our food look like in the light of dwindling resources and the globalisation of the food industry? How can we produce enough food for the rapidly increasing global population in a way that respects the earth's ecosystems? Food Revolution 5.0 tries to find answers to these questions. The Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg has invited the Dutch design studio Makkink & Bey to create a multidisciplinary laboratory dedicated to the future of food, including four stages - farm, supermarket, kitchen and table as visual representations of the food cycle from start to finish. The book takes a critical look at the global food industry and presents visions of designers, architects, scientists and photographers. Text in English and German.
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Mimesis International Ethics and the Artificial Image
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Alpha Editions The life and times of the Rev. John Wesley M.A. founder of the Methodists Volume 2 Edition1
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World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd Ethics Of Chemistry: From Poison Gas To Climate
Book Synopsis'Overall, this collection of case studies provides an outstanding starting point for understanding the ethics of chemistry. It is an extremely important contribution to the study of chemical ethics … Ethics of Chemistry is a key resource for educators interested in integrating ethics instruction into their chemistry curricula … an important foundation for equipping students with the moral judgement and analytical skills necessary to contend with the ethical issues they are likely to face in their professional lives.'Nature Chemistry'… the book offers a general introduction to many relevant topics concerning the values, responsibilities, and judgements in (and of) chemistry. The volume could be helpful for university students and teachers or even general readers interested in the ethics of chemistry.' [Read Full Review]José Ramón Bertomeu-SánchezAmbixAlthough chemistry has been the target of numerous public moral debates for over a century, there is still no academic field of ethics of chemistry to develop an ethically balanced view of the discipline. And while ethics courses are increasingly demanded for science and engineering students in many countries, chemistry is still lagging behind because of a lack of appropriate teaching material. This volume fills both gaps by establishing the scope of ethics of chemistry and providing a cased-based approach to teaching, thereby also narrating a cultural history of chemistry.From poison gas in WWI to climate engineering of the future, this volume covers the most important historical cases of chemistry. It draws lesson from major disasters of the past, such as in Bhopal and Love Canal, or from thalidomide, Agent Orange, and DDT. It further introduces to ethical arguments pro and con by discussing issues about bisphenol-A, polyvinyl chloride, and rare earth elements; as well as of contested chemical projects such as human enhancement, the creation of artificial life, and patents on human DNA. Moreover, it illustrates chemical engagements in preventing hazards, from the prediction of ozone depletion, to Green Chemistry, and research in recycling, industrial substance substitution, and clean-up. Students also learn about codes of conduct and chemical regulations.An international team of experts narrate the historical cases and analyse their ethical dimensions. All cases are suitable for undergraduate teaching, either in classes of ethics, history of chemistry, or in chemistry classes proper.
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