Technological Impact on Society

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i-Addiction and i-Life

i-Addiction and i-Life

The Beginnings of a New World

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

The realm of i-tech is not just a new space that allows for the extension of boundaries of communication and the maintenance of distal relationships; it is a new space, or rather a new world, one … 18 $1.80 Add
i-Minds, 2nd edition

i-Minds, 2nd edition

How and Why Constant Connectivity is Rewiring Our Brains and What to Do About it

The way we use i-technology is affecting our health and happiness. While programs, devices, information, and constant connectivity can offer us ease, liberation, and efficiency, they can also … 528 View
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i-Tech and Healthcare

i-Tech and Healthcare

To Care or i-Care

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

It is time to have closer look at i-tech in caretaking, healthcare, and perhaps in caring in its larger sense too. Let’s start with healthcare. 4 $0.40 Add
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i-Trust and i-Privacy

i-Trust and i-Privacy

Social, Economic, and Political Manipulation

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

A huge issue that permeates all angles of the i-tech industry is that of trust. Both primary branches — the entertainment branch (e.g., the gaming industry), the social communication branch … 26 $2.60 Add
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In Search of Solutions I: Counter-Technologies and Social Fixes

In Search of Solutions I: Counter-Technologies and Social Fixes

From: Techno-Fix

In Search of Solutions I: Counter-Technologies and Social Fixes discusses the limitations of technologies that attempt to counter the negative effects of previous technologies and also shows why … ; 24 $2.40 Add
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In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements

In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements

From: Techno-Fix

In Search of Solutions II: Efficiency Improvements analyzes a wide range of historical data to demonstrate that most efficiency improvements have not been able to halt or reverse the growth in … ; 31 $3.10 Add
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<i>In vitro</i> Fertilization
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In vitro Fertilization

Part One — IVF: The Beginning of a Modern Human Reproduction Revolution

From: Fertility

In In vitro Fertilization McTeer explains and examines the creation and first use of in vitro fertilization or IVF in humans. The chapter explains what in vitro entails, its original uses for … 11 $1.10 Add
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Intelligence Sharing

Intelligence Sharing

From: National Security Law

Explores the issue of intelligence sharing, specifically considering information sharing among states, intelligence-sharing agreements, information sharing within government. The role of many … 27 $2.70 Add
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Interception and Interdiction

Interception and Interdiction

From: National Security Law

Discusses interception and interdiction, focusing on government security, immigration and citizenship security screening, screening under the Citizenship Act, transportation security screening, … 15 $1.50 Add
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Interrogations

Interrogations

From: National Security Law

Discusses interrogations, considering the relationship between interrogations and national security, as well as limits on techniques of interrogation as provided by international human rights … 31 $3.10 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

A Few Assertions

From: Back to the Well

de Villiers begins the books with 4 assertions about our water future: 1. We aren’t doomed (yet). 2. There is not a global-scale water crisis. Rather, there are thousands of regional water … 4 $0.40 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

The Administration of Justice and National Security in Democracies

From: In The Balance

Introduces the administration of justice and national security in democracies, focusing on the question of terrorism. A brief overview of the book is also given. 9 $0.90 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Dream States

The introduction looks towards the future of the post-pandemic city. 13 $1.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: i-Minds, 2nd edition

My objective? To have us all pondering and examining. To “rise in arms” not against the i-tech industry but to our own blind acceptance or complacency, to our apparent apathy, and the … 1 $0.10 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Childhood Unplugged

In the introduction to her book, Katherine Johnson Martinko describes her technology-free upbringing in Muskoka, Ontario. Martinko explains why she has chosen to provide her children with a … 13 $1.30 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: Exclusion and Refoulement

In Chapter One the author provides a background discussion of the definitions, concepts, history involved in refugee law. 40 $4.00 Add