Technological Impact on Society
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From  The State of Our GroundwaterFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers explores how many parts of the world are being impacted or will be impacted by rapidly diminishing and increasingly polluted groundwater sources. | Marq de Villiers | 17 | 2018 | $1.70 Add |
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From  The Story of AlphaFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
In this chapter, I will discuss my discovery of the signature for modern excess: a form of brain deregulation purely associated with excessive use of i-media. | Mari K Swingle | 16 | 2019 | $1.60 Add |
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From The Tipping pointFrom: i-Minds, 2nd edition |
There are other alterations in behavior that don’t quite qualify as illness, but ones we should also be watching: Of note are increases in self-orientation and self-concern. From … | Mari K Swingle | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From  The Uncritical Acceptance of New TechnologiesFrom: Techno-Fix |
The Uncritical Acceptance of New Technologies discusses five topics related to the widespread belief in the inevitability of technological change: the myth of value-neutrality, the technological … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 20 | 2011 | $2.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The Utopianism of Smart City MegaprojectsThe Dream of the Smart City From: Dream States |
The Dream of the Smart City: Part 9 explores megaprojects. Topics discussed include profits, the rise of entrepreneurial urbanization,’ the quasi-privatized new cities, and the examples of … | John Lorinc | 11 | 2022 | $1.10 Add |
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From The Way of the EngineerFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers explores new technologies and innovative solutions to water shortages, and shows how we can engineer more efficient ways to use our limited water supply. | Marq de Villiers | 18 | 2018 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! Water and Sewage: The Original Urban NetworksThe Technology of Cities From: Dream States |
The Technology of Cities: Part 3 explores the original urban networks, water and sewage systems. Topics discussed include the London Fire of 1666, water pumps, sewers and urban health. | John Lorinc | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From What We Don’t Know About FrackingFrom: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers explores the risks and unknowns surrounding the process of hydraulic fracturing or fracking. He explores whether the economic potential is real and whether it is … | Marq de Villiers | 19 | 2018 | $1.90 Add |
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From When Things Bite Back: Some Unintended Consequences of Modern TechnologyFrom: Techno-Fix |
When Things Bite Back explores, in depth, some of the many unintended environmental and social consequences of modern technologies, ranging from environmental pollution, global warming, species … | Joyce Huesemann; Michael Huesemann | 38 | 2011 | $3.80 Add |
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From Who Owns Water?From: Back to the Well |
In this chapter, de Villiers discusses international law surrounding water use as well as legislation passed on a national level. | Marq de Villiers | 15 | 2018 | $1.50 Add |
