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Christ and Modernity

In this re–examination of the roots of the relationship between religion and science, David Hawkin focuses on the concept of autonomy as he explores the question: Is there continuity and compatibility ...

Physiological Ecology of Pacific Salmon

Every year, countless juvenile Pacific salmon leave streams and
rivers on their migration to feeding grounds in the North Pacific Ocean
and the Bering Sea. After periods ranging from a few months to several ...

Digital Diversity

Digital Diversity: Youth, Equity, and Information Technology is about youth, schools, and the use of technology. Youth are instrumental in finding novel ways to access and use technology. They are directly ...

The Technological Imperative in Canada

From the mid-nineteenth century onward, advocates argued that technology, as a moral force, would strengthen the ties that bound Canada to Britain and Western civilization, while opponents saw technology ...

Emerging Technologies

Edited by Edna F. Einsiedel

How should we think about these radical technologies? Too often our
social reactions to new technologies occur only in hindsight, after a
technology has penetrated the marketplace. However, recent experience ...

Imagining Science

Imagining Science brings together internationally recognized artists, scientists, and social commentators to feature a body of original artwork and essays which explores the complex legal, ethical, and ...

The Priesthood of Science

The global political situation is increasingly volatile, and Hera and her sisters are sealed off from the rest of the world in southern Nevada. She is still tormented by her parents’ decision to genetically ...

The Theory and Practice of Online Learning, Second Edition

Every chapter in the widely distributed first edition has been updated,
and four new chapters on current issues such as connectivism and social
software innovations have been added. Essays by practitioners ...

Wired to the World, Chained to the Home

How does working at home change people's activity patterns,
social networks, and their living and working spaces? How will it
change the way we plan houses and communities in the future? Will
telecommuting ...