Impact of Science & Technology on Society

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was one of the most significant revolutions in the history of science. Widely debated after the publication of...

Charles Darwin's theory of evolution was one of the most significant revolutions in the history of science. Widely debated after the publication of...

From smart gates and drone patrols to e-visas and mobile GPS apps, digital technologies are becoming a ubiquitous feature of state borders and trav...

Openness and sharing of information are fundamental to the progress of science and to the effective functioning of the research enterprise. The adv...

The darkness of the night represents something unknowable even frightening to many. But when we really look up and into it, we can find celestial...

A Financial Times 'Best Thing I Read This Year' LONGLISTED FOR THE FT & MCKINSEY BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDGoogle. Amazon. Facebook. The m...

A bold defense of the internet, arguing that attempts to fix and regulate it are often misguidedThe internet stands accused of dividing us, spying ...

From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Each outbreak presents new ch...

From SARS to Zika, and Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics and pandemics have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. Each outbreak presents new ch...

The concept of smart cities holds environmental promises: that digital technologies will reduce carbon emissions, air pollution and waste, and help...

From medieval to modern, exploring instrumental attitudes toward physical gadgets, diagrams, concepts, methods, and disciplines Opening up the inst...

OPPORTUNITY ISLAND presents a vision of Ireland under an AI-driven future.  What are the opportunities? What are the threats? What are the new exci...

'A lively examination of communal endeavour... important and correct' - Steven Poole, The GuardianAt a time of existential global challenges, we ne...

A study of the existing and future research on the intersections between law and materiality, leading to the illumination of both. A theoretically...

The Philosophy of Practical Affairs: An Introduction addresses the problems of everyday life, problems that from time to time fate drops on normal ...

Nobody who comes away from reading The Bill Gates Problem will look at him in the same way - The TimesYou know him as the founder of Microsoft; the...

A visionary reexamination of the value of privacy in todays hypermediated worldnot just as a political right but as the key to a life worth living....

This book analyzes the global implications of the fourth industrial revolution, the Technological Revolution 4.0, on International Relations. Exami...

Everyday life as we knew it is increasingly challenged in a world of climate, social, health and political crisis. Emerging technologies, data anal...

How did human beings acquire imaginations that can conjure up untrue possibilities? How did the Universe become self-aware? In The Runes of Evoluti...

Friendship is regarded as crucial to living a good life. But how does friendship make our lives better? Do all friendships make our lives better? W...

From medieval to modern, exploring instrumental attitudes toward physical gadgets, diagrams, concepts, methods, and disciplines Opening up the inst...

What is a life worth? In the wake of eugenics, new quantitative racist practices that valued life for the sake of economic futures flourished. In T...

SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERThe creator of the Gaia hypothesis and the greatest environmental thinker of our time has produced an astounding new theory ...

Communications technology is advancing at such speed, heralding a world of choice and opportunity, that we sometimes struggle to navigate each new ...

In surrealist artist Paul Klees The Twittering Machine, the bird-song of a diabolical machine acts as bait to lure humankind into a pit of damnatio...

This is a must-read for anyone concerned with where we are today and looking for a better path forward. Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Inc. Big T...

Dynamic Relationality Theory of Creative Transformation: Grounding Machinic Ecosystems in Life Experiences introduces a visionary approach to under...