ilość książek w kategorii: 794
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Science, Risk, and Policy
ISBN: 9781138189263 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Experts argue that the fears of the public are irrational, and that public policy should be based on sound science. The public, on the other hand, is skeptical of experts, and believe policy should represent their interests. How do policy analysts make sense of these competing views? " Science, Risk and Policy" answers this question by examining how people evaluate evidence, how science is conducted, and how a multi-disciplinary framework to... For decades, experts and the public have been at odds over the nature and magnitude of risks and how they should be mitigated through policy. Exper... |
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780,44 |
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U.S. Rail Transportation of Crude Oil: Background and Issues for Congress
ISBN: 9781512391978 / Angielski / Miękka / 30 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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53,03 |
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Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy: The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus
ISBN: 9780773547230 / Angielski / Twarda / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information. The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial policies have impacted both levels of government, including how such policies impact on Canada s natural resources. They also study key government departments and agencies involved with science,...
Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly chang...
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487,78 |
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Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy: The Innovation Economy and Society Nexus
ISBN: 9780773547247 / Angielski / Miękka / 464 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly changed concepts of peer review, merit review, the emergence of big data in the digital age, and the rise of an economy and society dominated by the internet and information. The authors scrutinize the different ways in which federal and provincial policies have impacted both levels of government, including how such policies impact on Canada s natural resources. They also study key government departments and agencies involved with science,...
Canadian Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy presents new critical analysis about related developments in the field such as significantly chang...
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170,72 |
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Epigenetics and Public Policy: The Tangled Web of Science and Politics
ISBN: 9781440844690 / Angielski / Twarda / 365 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Epigenetics--the study of internal and environmental factors that affect how genes are turned on or off and how cells read those genes--is a rapidly emerging science akin to genetics that introduces a number of novel and unexpected biological explanations of human origins and development. It also poses fundamental challenges to many of the assumptions of the prevailing science of genetics. When science changes, how does public policy respond? This book comprehensively considers the political implications of the emerging science of epigenetics in specific policy domains,... Epigenetics--the study of internal and environmental factors that affect how genes are turned on or off and how cells read those genes--is a rapidl... |
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338,88 |
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Cyber Insecurity: Navigating the Perils of the Next Information Age
ISBN: 9781442272842 / Angielski / Twarda / 412 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Growing dependence on cyberspace for commerce, communication, governance, and military operations has left society vulnerable to a multitude of security threats. Mitigating the inherent risks associated with the use of cyberspace poses a series of thorny public policy problems. In this volume, academics, practitioners from both private sector and government, along with former service members come together to highlight sixteen of the most pressing contemporary challenges in cybersecurity, and to offer recommendations for the future. As internet connectivity continues to spread, this book will...
Growing dependence on cyberspace for commerce, communication, governance, and military operations has left society vulnerable to a multitude of securi...
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331,68 |
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Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity
ISBN: 9781498525220 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity addresses each of the key public policy issues of our techno-future from the perspective of deeply informed and philosophically inclined public intellectuals. Among the issues addressed are the detachment of our idea of justice from any credible foundation; Tocqueville s prescience on how a cognitive elite might be the aristocracy to be most feared in our time; robotization and the possibility of being ruled by morally challenged robots; organ markets; the degradation of liberal education by obsessive techno-enthusiasm; biotechnology and biological...
Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity addresses each of the key public policy issues of our techno-future from the perspective of deeply informe...
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219,50 |
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Internet of Things
ISBN: 9781540551474 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the integration of computers, sensors and networking in physical devices. It is estimated by 2020 there will be 25 billion connected IoT enabled devices. Innovators and entrepreneurs across the country are leading the development and deployment of IoT systems and services, extending the Internet beyond laptops and smartphones to everyday devices of all types-from cars and clothing to homes and factories-while adding the sensors and computing capabilities that make them "smart." While IoT devices incorporate many technologies Americans have used for...
The Internet of Things (IoT) refers to the integration of computers, sensors and networking in physical devices. It is estimated by 2020 there will be...
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75,84 |
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Campaigning for Clean Air: Strategies for Nuclear Advocacy
ISBN: 9780989119047 / Angielski / Miękka / 344 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you are pro-nuclear, you have something important to add to the energy debate. You don't need to be silent This book will help you make your voice heard. Nuclear power is the largest source of clean energy production in the United States and a major source world-wide. Advocates appreciate the importance of nuclear power for clean air and for our planet's future. In this book, award-winning author Meredith Angwin guides you in your advocacy:
If you are pro-nuclear, you have something important to add to the energy debate. You don't need to be silent This book will help you make your vo... |
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76,63 |
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Trends in Telecommunication Reform 2016
ISBN: 9789261165512 / Angielski / Miękka / 172 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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897,51 |
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The Conflicted Superpower: America's Collaboration with China and India in Global Innovation
ISBN: 9780231185547 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The technological leadership of the United States increasingly involves collaboration with other countries, especially China and India. The Conflicted Superpower explores these relationships through in-depth case studies of U.S. policies toward skilled immigration, foreign students, and offshoring.
The technological leadership of the United States increasingly involves collaboration with other countries, especially China and India. The Conflicted...
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154,04 |
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The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide for Scientists, Engineers, and Mathematicians
ISBN: 9780198821212 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A unique book on the scholarship of teaching and learning for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This book addresses topics not found elsewhere, such as conducting interviews, involving students as co-investigators in SoTL projects, and advice for getting a manuscript written and published.
A unique book on the scholarship of teaching and learning for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. This book addresses topics not found e...
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394,46 |
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Debating Modern Medical Technologies: The Politics of Safety, Effectiveness, and Patient Access
ISBN: 9781440861895 / Angielski / Twarda / 215 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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220,78 |
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The Ethics of Ordinary Technology
ISBN: 9781138486546 / Angielski / Miękka / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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234,09 |
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Liberation and Technology: Development possibilities in pursuing technological autonomy
ISBN: 9789987083299 / Angielski / Miękka / 202 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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172,59 |
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Science Funding: Politics and Porkbarrel
ISBN: 9781138514386 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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224,33 |
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The Ideals of Joseph Ben-David: The Scientist's Role and Centers of Learning Revisited
ISBN: 9781138516106 / Angielski / Miękka / 237 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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224,33 |
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Science and Technology Advice: To the President, Congress and Judiciary
ISBN: 9781138532281 / Angielski / Twarda / 529 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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756,05 |
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The Overproduction of Truth: Passion, Competition, and Integrity in Modern Science
ISBN: 9780198799887 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a critical assessment of policies and behaviour in science production and publication, touching upon the tumultuous growth of scientific journals in parallel with the growth of self-declared scientists worldwide. The author investigates these problems of science and how this can seriously affect the relationship between science and society.
This is a critical assessment of policies and behaviour in science production and publication, touching upon the tumultuous growth of scientific journ...
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140,26 |
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The Open Revolution: Rewriting the rules of the information age
ISBN: 9781983033223 / Angielski / Miękka / 126 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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50,64 |