Technology and society / David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors.

Incluye bibliografía.

_ ch. 3. Should the government regulate technology? -- Chapter preface -- 1. The government should support Internet neutrality / The New Republic -- 2. The government should oppose Internet neutrality / The Wall Street Journal -- 3. The government should regulate nanotechnology more strictly / J. Clarence Davies -- 4. The government should not regulate nanotechnology more strictly / Sonia Arrison -- 5. The government should ban therapeutic cloning / Leon R. Kass -- 6. The government should not ban therapeutic cloning / Michael Gazzaniga -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 4. Will future technology improve humanity? -- Chapter preface -- 1. The genetic enhancement of children should be tolerated / David Merriman -- 2. The genetic enhancement of children should be opposed / Bill McKibbon -- 3. Future technology will benignly alter human existence -- 4. Future technology could threaten human existence / Bill Joy -- Periodcial bibliography -- For further discussion -- Organizations to contact -- Bilbiography of books -- Index.

_ Why consider opposing viewpoints? -- Introduction -- ch. 1. What is technology´s impact on society? -- Chapter preface -- 1. The benefits of technology are increasing / Jimmy Guterman -- 2. The benefits of technology are diminishing / David Cox -- 3. The Internet connects people / Jeffrey Boase et al. -- 4. The Internet isolates people / Brent Staples -- 5. Robots are replacing people / Marshall Brain -- 6. Robots are not replacing people / Doug Saunders -- Periodical bibliography -- ch. 2. What impact does technology have on education? -- Chapter preface -- 1. Technology is hurting education / Clifford Stoll -- 2. Technology needs to be emphasized in education / Mortimer B. Zuckerman -- 3. There is a digital divide / Andy Carvin -- 4. There is no digital divide / Ejovi Nuwere -- 5. Children are technologically skilled / Susan Smith Nash -- 6. Children need imaginative play / David Sobel -- Periodical bibliography.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate technology concerning the impact it has on society, education, and genetic enhancement, and the pros and cons of government regulation.