{"product_id":"understanding-technology-and-society-seminal-questions-and-enduring-insights-paperback-softback-9781009069878","title":"Understanding Technology and Society; Seminal Questions and Enduring Insights (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009069878","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Technology and Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSeminal Questions and Enduring Insights\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoses and answers 18 big questions, inviting students and general readers to explore topics in science, technology, and society studies.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eTodd L. Pittinsky (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009069878, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 10 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.33 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom the early days of navigating the world with bare hands to harnessing tools that transformed stones and sticks, human ingenuity has birthed science and technology. As societies expanded, the complexity of our tools grew, raising a crucial question: Do we control them, or do they dictate our fate? The trajectory of science and technology isn't predetermined; debates and choices shape it. It's our responsibility to navigate wisely, ensuring technology betters, not worsens, our world. This book explores the complex nature of this relationship, with 18 chapters posing and discussing a compelling 'big question.' Topics discussed include technology's influence on child development; big data; algorithms; democracy; happiness; the interplay of sex, gender, and science in its development; international development efforts; robot consciousness; and the future of human labor in an automated world. Think critically. Take a stand. With societal acceleration mirroring technological pace, the challenge is, can we keep up?\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Which disciplines are concerned with the intersections of science, technology, and society? What are some of their core contributions?\u003cbr\u003e 2. Do science and technology shape society or does society shape science and technology?\u003cbr\u003e 3. Where do scientific and technological innovation come from? Can innovation be deliberately promoted or do we just have to wait for the light bulbs to go off?\u003cbr\u003e 4. When and how do new technologies spread through society? Why do some die on the vine?\u003cbr\u003e 5. What can we learn by comparing the combination of science, technology, and society in different parts of the world and at different times in history?\u003cbr\u003e 6. Can technology be inherently good or bad for society, or is that a matter of what we do with it?\u003cbr\u003e 7. How can one be a savvy consumer of increasingly complex scientific research?\u003cbr\u003e 8. Do children develop differently in a digitally saturated world? Is digital technology helping children thrive-or stunting them?\u003cbr\u003e 9. What is 'big data' and why does it make such a big difference?\u003cbr\u003e 10. Do algorithms make wise and fair decisions?\u003cbr\u003e 11. Are new technologies beneficial to liberal democracy and good governance-or wreaking havoc on them?\u003cbr\u003e 12. Does technological progress make people happier?\u003cbr\u003e 13. What has the relationship between sex and gender and science and technology been-and what might it be?\u003cbr\u003e 14. What are digital divides and why do they matter?\u003cbr\u003e 15. How do science and technology impact international development, and how might they lead to a more sustainable global community?\u003cbr\u003e 16. Will AI be conscious?\u003cbr\u003e 17. Will the AI robot economy be a golden age or a dystopian era?\u003cbr\u003e 18. Will AI create great art? Appendix: A note on format.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Psychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Psychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Psychology%20%5BJM%5D%22\"\u003eJM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52410770948376,"sku":"9781009069878","price":22.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009069878i.jpg?v=1784252099","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-technology-and-society-seminal-questions-and-enduring-insights-paperback-softback-9781009069878","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}