Impact of Science & Technology on Society

Digital Cognitive Technologies is an interdisciplinary book which assesses the socio-technical foundations of Information and Communication Technol...

Since the mid-1990s, the Internet has revolutionized popular expression in China, enabling users to organize, protest, and influence public opinion...

J. Robert Oppenheimer was one of the outstanding physicists of his generation. He was also an immensely gifted writer and speaker, who thought deep...

Developing a new political thought to address today’s planetary crises What is “planetary thinking” today? Arguing that a new approach is urgently ...

"Digital age", "digital society", "digital civilization": many expressions are used to describe the major cultural transformation of our contempora...

Slated as ‘the next big thing in tech’, augmented reality promises to take the screen out of our hands and wrap it around the world via ‘smart spec...

Slated as ‘the next big thing in tech’, augmented reality promises to take the screen out of our hands and wrap it around the world via ‘smart spec...

Drawing on an extensive study with young individuals who migrated to Singapore and Tokyo in the 2010s, this book sheds light on the friendships, em...

What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental...

Almost without anybody noticing, a new cultural paradigm has come center stage, displacing an exhausted and increasingly marginalised postmodernism...

What is the proper relationship between human beings and the more-than-human world? This philosophical question, which underlies vast environmental...

**Finalist for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022 **From the Costa Award winner, a highly inventive and and humane novel about our relatio...

Every night, astronomers use a new generation of giant telescopes at observatories around the world to study phenomena at the forefront of science....

Do science and technology create value for society and the economy, and how might one go about measuring it? How do we evaluate its benefits? Can w...

This book comprises a variety of examples of the use of science and technology in business, ranging from early computer use in the U.S. insurance i...

While humanity faces unprecedented ecological and social challenges, advances in technology and our understanding of the mind are creating the cond...

‘Brimming with surprising insights and useful tips. The resource we need for avoiding misunderstandings and making genuine connections’ Adam Grant,...

Once heralded as a modern-day Edison, Elon Musk has taken up a new role in public consciousness, with his growing desire to both transform global p...

“Creativity” is a word that excites and dazzles us. It promises brilliance and achievement, a shield against conformity, a channel for innovation a...

Artificial intelligence is already causing a major shift in the nature of work. Countries, colleges, or employers are not prepared to continuously ...