Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PART I: History of Technology
The Great Leap Forward
“George”
“The New George”
Sticks and Stones May Break my Bones. . . But Bronze and Iron Can Create a
Civilization
The History of Energy
The History of Ecology
The History of Climatology
The History of Ethics
PART II: ETHICS AND TECHNOLOGY
Ethics
The Relationship Between Ethics and Technology
The Unanticipated Consequences of Technology
The Future of Food: An Introduction to the Ethical Issues in Genetically Modified Foods
Whistle-Blowing
Case Study 1: Roger Boisjoly, Chief Engineer at Morton Thiokol
Case Study 2: Nuclear Warriors
PART III: ENERGY
Fossil Fuel Fundamentals
Energy for a New Century
The Immortal Waste
The Hydrogen Experiment
Oil and Blood: The Way to Take Over the World
Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Economy
The Hydrogen Experiment
Biomass Energy
Solar Energy
Wind Power
Hydroelectric Power
The Electric Car Arrives–Again
Case Study 1: Chernobyl
Case Study 2: Tasman Spirit Oil Spill
PART IV: ECOLOGY
The Grim Payback of Greed
Climate Change
The Kyoto Protocol
Young at Risk: Dioxins and Other Hazardous Chemicals
Fisheries Exploiting the Ocean—What Will Be Left?
Air Poisons Around the World
Rain Forests May Offer New Miracle Drugs
Case Study 1: Buried Displeasure: Love Canal and One Person Who Made a Difference
Case Study 2: Europe’s Black Triangle Turns Green
PART V: POPULATION
Interpreting the Current Population Data
Putting the Bite on Planet Earth
Can the Growing Human Population Feed Itself?
A Ten-Year Progress Report of the 1994 International Conference on Pupulation and
Development in Cairo: 1994-2004
World Birth Control Discussion Issues
Fertility Rates: The Decline Is Stalling
The Hazards of Youth
Earth’s Carrying Capacity: Not Quite So Easy When Applied to Humans
Case Study 1: Definitely Probably One: A Generation Comes of Age Under China’s
One-Child Policy
Case Study 2: Japan’s Unpopular Pill–An Unrealized Battle Victory
PART VI: WAR, POLITICS AND TECHNOLOGY
More War in a Moment, But First, a Word from Our Sponsors
Tanks: The Evolution of Mechanized Warfare
Extreme Makeover: The New U.S. Army: Leaner, But Meaner?
The F-22: The Plane Even Congress Couldn’t Shoot Down
The Human Face of War
Case Study 1: Agent Orange
Case Study 2: The M-16 Rifle
PART VII: HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY
Antibiotic Resistance
Making Well People “Better”
The Politics of Life and Death: Global Response to HIV and AIDS
Telemedicine: The Health System of Tomorrow
Case Study 1: Nadeem
Case Study 2: Ed
PART VIII TECHNOLOGY AND THE THIRD WORLD
One Planet: Many Worlds
Income Gap Widens
Poisoned Waters: Bangladesh Desperately Seeking Solutions
China’s Challenge to the United States and to the Earth
N30 WTO Showdown
Pakistan: Karachi’s Informal “Recycling Network”
The Digital Divide in Ecuador
Applications of Telecommunications Technologies in Distance Learning
Remember Rwanda?
Nam Theun Dam: The World Bank’s Watershed Decision
Case Study 1: Sri Lanka: Technology and Agriculture, Tractor Versus Buffalo
Case Study 2: The Asian Tsunami and Beyond
PART IX: TECHNOLOGY OF THE FUTURE
Creating the Future
Predictions: Technology of the New Century and the New Millennium
New Horizons of Information Technology
The Amazing Brain
In the Year 2025
Why the Future Doesn’t Need Us
Global Population Reduction: Confronting the Inevitable
Case Study 1: Emerging Technologies: New Demands for Students and Faculty
Case Study 2: The Development and Progress of the Ambitious UN 2000 Millennium
Project
