This volume collects the papers presented at a conference on “Science, Pseudo–science and Society,” sponsored by the Calgary Institute for the Humanities and held at the University of Calgary, ...

The first Conference on the Study of the History of Canadian Science and Technology, held in Kingston, Ontario in November 1978, marks the emergence of a new Canadian discipline. This wide-ranging, bilingual ...

Technologies of the life sciences offer tremendous possibilities but also numerous challenges. Crossing Over : Genomics in the Public Arena looks at the social and ethical issues around the new biology, ...

Using arguments that parallel those of Blaise Pascal and William James, Haller offers prudential reasons for caution that should convince those not already persuaded by ethical arguments. While models ...

Increasingly, Indigenous people are being drawn into global networks. In the long term, cultural isolation is unlikely to be a viable – even if sometimes desired – option, so how can Indigenous people ...

This book is an up-to-date checklist of the current valid taxonomy
for all vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in British Columbia,
including synonyms, species codes, and other information. A convenient, ...

A Stake in the Future is a comprehensive study of the
Whitehorse Mining Initiative, which was first conceived by the leaders
in the Canadian mining industry. The goal was to revitalize the mining
industry, ...

Methods of Environmental Impact Assessment is a practical
up-to-date explanation and guide to how EIAs are, and should be,
carried out for specific environmental components (e.g., air, water,
ecological ...

This book uses case studies to show how and why eight social service organizations adopted computers.

Computerized information systems can be destructive or constructive for organizations and staff. However, ...