Ethical Issues: Scientific & Technological Developments

The study of the social implications of human enhancement is an interdisciplinary work that draws from the fields of political science, sociology, ...

Discussions around digital technologies, new media, platforms and information have long centred on the protection of personal data and privacy. Thi...

This edited volume brings together leading experts to explore the impact of disruptive technologies across a spectrum of Islamic countries and Musl...

Ebook available to libraries exclusively as part of the JSTOR Path to Open initiative. Theater and performance have played vital political and peda...

A brilliant young neuroscientist explains how to preserve our minds indefinitely, enabling future generations to choose to revive usJust as surge...

Every arena of science has its own flash-point issueschemistry and poison gas, physics and the atom bomband genetics has had a troubled history wit...

Chapter 12 is available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion in science communication are i...

A short, thought-provoking book about what happens to our online identities after we die. These days, so much of our lives takes place onlinebut wh...

Not since man set foot on the moon over four decades ago has there been such passion and excitement about space exploration. This enthusiasm and ea...

The Spartan City State produced what is probably one of the most iconic and ruthless military forces in recorded history. They believed that milita...

This book was originally published in 1999. When one or more essential organs failed, the consequence used to be death. However, conventional medic...

The central theme of this volume is the notion of irrational reproduction: the ways in which womens and couples reproductive choices and practices ...

Imagine a world where your brain can be interrogated to learn your political beliefs, thought crimes are punishable by law, and your own feelings c...