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The Survival nexus : science, technology, and world affairs /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Weiss, Charles (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]
Subjects:	Technological innovations > Social aspects. Science > Social aspects. Globalization. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : science, technology, and survival
Stratospheric ozone : a success with complications
Climate disruption, not just global warming
How do we address climate disruption?
Nuclear issues : civilization in the balance
Global health : security and inequality
Globalization and the burden of disease
The internet and social media : euphoria and repression
Cyberwarfare and cybersecurity
Frugal innovations for the "bottom of the pyramid"
Jobs, productivity, and inequality : up the down escalators in manufacturing
New technologies, new issues : gene drivers and geoengineering
Playing with fire.