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From NEW! School of Screens From: Childhood Unplugged View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, Martinko discusses navigating an increase of technology use in schools. Martinko describes how COVID-19 impacted the learning experience for children and why she opted to educate …	Katherine Johnson Martinko	18	2023	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Science, Technology, and Pandemic Cities Conclusion From: Dream States View Coach House Books	Conclusion: part 1 explores the role of science and technology in pandemic cities and the lessons learned during the Covid-19 pandemic.	John Lorinc	15	2022	$1.50 Add
From Sex and Sexuality Part A Adult Play From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	What I am concerned about are the changes in our attitudes and our desires that go far beyond the frameworks of curiosity and a bit of fun. The central issue once again concerns …	Mari K Swingle	15	2019	$1.50 Add
From Sex and Sexuality Part B Brain Wiring and the Death of Intimacy From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	The viewing of sexual activity or erotica online actually reduces, not raises, the interest in and the performance of real-life sexual activity. Lastly, and this was the eye-opener, in my study …	Mari K Swingle	13	2019	$1.30 Add
From Sex and Sexuality Part C From Children to Elders, Communication, and Lifestyle Solutions From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	It seems, with every passing decade, children are growing up faster. Innocence has been long lost with the aid of television and the music industry. Increasingly sexualized music videos for …	Mari K Swingle	9	2019	$0.90 Add
From NEW! Smart Cities and the Origins of Utopian Urbanism The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 2 explores the origins of utopian urbanism. Topics discussed include history of urban planning, the history of ghetto’s, Bauhaus and the Garden City …	John Lorinc	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From NEW! Smart Cities, Big Data, and a Question of Trust The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 4 discusses questions of personal data. Topics discussed include open access, data and privacy, data bias, open data, and municipal dashboards.	John Lorinc	17	2022	$1.70 Add
From NEW! Smart City Tech: A Primer The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 1 explores the tech needed to create a smart city. Discussing topics including what makes technology ‘smart’, ‘machine learning’ …	John Lorinc	18	2022	$1.80 Add
From NEW! Smart City Tech and the Promise of Green Cities The Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States View Coach House Books	The Dream of the Smart City: Part 5 explores the possibility of green cities with smart innovation. Topics discussed include post-industrial cities, climate change, pollution, urban …	John Lorinc	16	2022	$1.60 Add
From Socialization Child's Play From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	In this chapter, I will start a discussion on how, in the name of discipline, safety, and humaneness, i-tech has found yet another niche. How, for better or for worse, i-tech is now the principal …	Mari K Swingle	21	2019	$2.10 Add
From Soft-Path Solutions From: Back to the Well View Goose Lane Editions	In this chapter, de Villiers continues to discuss efficiency and suggests that we should focus on increasing that instead of trying to redistribute and increase our water supply.	Marq de Villiers	20	2018	$2.00 Add
From NEW! Stem Cell Research Part Three — Research on Human Embryos From: Fertility View Irwin Law Inc.	In Stem Cell Research McTeer outlines what stem cell research is and what it can be used for. In the chapter she explores topics including types of stem cells, the stem cell oversight committee, …	Maureen McTeer	6	2022	$0.60 Add
From Sustainability or Collapse? From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Sustainability or Collapse? argues that there are at least three critical technological challenges that must be met in order to produce long-term sustainability: avoiding serious environmental …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	34	2011	$3.40 Add
Techno-Fix Why Technology Won't Save Us or the Environment New Society Publishers	Nanotechnology! Genetic engineering! Miracle Drugs! We are promised that new technological developments will magically save us from the dire consequences of the 300-year fossil-fueled binge known …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	464	2011	View
From Technological Integration Versus Technological Interference From: i-Minds, 2nd edition View New Society Publishers	At the onset of the i-tech phenomenon, most of us first noted surface changes. For example, what we perceived as an emergent shallowness of information, a subtle lack of depth and length of …	Mari K Swingle	12	2019	$1.20 Add
From Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress From: Techno-Fix View New Society Publishers	Technological Optimism and Belief in Progress postulates that belief in progress exhibits characteristics similar to those of religious faith and that most techno-optimism is based on ignorance, …	Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann	33	2011	$3.30 Add