TY - BOOK AU - Easton, Thomas TI - Taking sides: clashing views on controversial issues in science, technology, and society. SN - 0072928158 AV - Q175.5.Ea7 PY - 1998/// CY - Guilford, Conn. : PB - Dushkin/McGraw-Hill KW - Science KW - Social aspects KW - Technology KW - Social aspects. N1 - Includes index; Contents: Should the federal government point the way for science? -- Is science a faith? -- Should the theory of evolution be replaced by creationism? -- Will future generations have enough to eat? -- Should society be concerned about global warming? -- Is ozone depletion a geniune threat? --Are electromagnetic fields dangerous to your health? -- Are environmental regulations too restrictive? -- Should the goals of the U.S. space progeam include manned exploration of space? -- Is it worthwhile to continue the search for extraterrestrial life? -- Should genetic engineering be banned? -- Will the information revolution benefit society? -- Are computers hazardous to literacy? -- Will it be possible to build a computer that can think? -- Is the use of animals in research justified? -- Is it ethical to use humans as ''experimental animals''? -- Is it ethically permissible to clone human beings? ER -