New Frontiers In Science And Technology Studies

Author : Steve Fuller
Publisher : Polity
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780745636948

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New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies by Steve Fuller Pdf

Steve Fuller has a reputation for setting the terms of debate within science and technology studies. In his latest book, New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies he charts the debates likely to be of relevance in the coming years. Should science and technology be treated as separate entities? What impact has globalization had on science and technology? Can science be clearly distinguished from other forms of knowledge? Does the politicization of science really matter? Is there a role for the social regulation of scientific inquiry? Should we be worried about research fraud? These questions are explored by examining an array of historical, philosophical and contemporary sources. Attention is paid, for example, to the Bruno Latour's The Politics of Nature as a model for science policy, as well as the global controversy surrounding Bjorn Lomborg's The Sceptical Environmentalist, which led to the dismantling and re-establishment of the Danish national research ethics board. New Frontiers in Science and Technology Studies will appeal strongly to scholars and advanced undergraduate and graduate students in courses concerned with the social dimensions of science and technology, and anyone who cares about the future of science.

Author : Alex Nicholls,Julie Simon,Madeleine Gabriel,Christopher Whelan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137506801

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New Frontiers in Social Innovation Research by Alex Nicholls,Julie Simon,Madeleine Gabriel,Christopher Whelan Pdf

This book is open access under a CC BY license. Interest in social innovation continues to rise, from governments setting up social innovation 'labs' to large corporations developing social innovation strategies. Yet theory lags behind practice, and this hampers our ability to understand social innovation and make the most of its potential. This collection brings together work by leading social innovation researchers globally, exploring the practice and process of researching social innovation, its nature and effects. Combining theoretical chapters and empirical studies, it shows how social innovation is blurring traditional boundaries between the market, the state and civil society, thereby developing new forms of services, relationships and collaborations. It takes a critical perspective, analyzing potential downsides of social innovation that often remain unexplored or are glossed over, yet concludes with a powerful vision of the potential for social innovation to transform society. It aims to be a valuable resource for students and researchers, as well as policymakers and others supporting and leading social innovation.

Author : Bourama Toni
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319077562

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New Frontiers of Multidisciplinary Research in Steam-H (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics, and Health) by Bourama Toni Pdf

Author : Vannevar Bush
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691201658

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Science, the Endless Frontier by Vannevar Bush Pdf

The classic case for why government must support science—with a new essay by physicist and former congressman Rush Holt on what democracy needs from science today Science, the Endless Frontier is recognized as the landmark argument for the essential role of science in society and government’s responsibility to support scientific endeavors. First issued when Vannevar Bush was the director of the US Office of Scientific Research and Development during the Second World War, this classic remains vital in making the case that scientific progress is necessary to a nation’s health, security, and prosperity. Bush’s vision set the course for US science policy for more than half a century, building the world’s most productive scientific enterprise. Today, amid a changing funding landscape and challenges to science’s very credibility, Science, the Endless Frontier resonates as a powerful reminder that scientific progress and public well-being alike depend on the successful symbiosis between science and government. This timely new edition presents this iconic text alongside a new companion essay from scientist and former congressman Rush Holt, who offers a brief introduction and consideration of what society needs most from science now. Reflecting on the report’s legacy and relevance along with its limitations, Holt contends that the public’s ability to cope with today’s issues—such as public health, the changing climate and environment, and challenging technologies in modern society—requires a more capacious understanding of what science can contribute. Holt considers how scientists should think of their obligation to society and what the public should demand from science, and he calls for a renewed understanding of science’s value for democracy and society at large. A touchstone for concerned citizens, scientists, and policymakers, Science, the Endless Frontier endures as a passionate articulation of the power and potential of science.

Author : United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development,Vannevar Bush
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1945
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UOM:39015008975248

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Science, the Endless Frontier by United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development,Vannevar Bush Pdf

This influential report described science as "a largely unexplored hinterland" that would provide the "essential key" to the economic prosperity of the post World War II years.

Author : Olfa Kanoun,Christian Viehweger
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110584455

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Frontiers of Science and Technology by Olfa Kanoun,Christian Viehweger Pdf

Selected extended papers from the Brazilian-German Conference on Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium (BRAGFOST), Potsdam 5.-10- October 2017 In October 2017 the 8th Brazilian-German Frontiers of Science and Technology Symposium (BRAGFOS)) was held in Potsdam, Germany, gathering German and Brazilian researchers in the fields of Hybrid climate-control strategies, Multifunctional integration, Light-weight structures, Energy Harvesting, and Urban agriculture. This series of symposia, initiated in 2010, is the result of the collaboration between the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) and the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), and has a special format. Experienced specialists are giving overviews about their research which covers a wide area and making it accessible for specialists from other fields of science and technology.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on New Opportunities in Solar System Exploration: An Evaluation of the New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2008-07-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309185776

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Opening New Frontiers in Space by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on New Opportunities in Solar System Exploration: An Evaluation of the New Frontiers Announcement of Opportunity Pdf

The New Frontiers Program was created by NASA in 2002 at the recommendation of the NRC's decadal survey for solar system research. In order to optimize solar system research, the NRC recommended a series of principal-investigator missions that encourage innovation and accomplish the main scientific objectives presented in the survey. Two of the five recommended missions have been selected and, as was also recommended in the survey, the NRC was asked in 2007 to provide criteria and guiding principles to NASA for determining the list of candidate missions. This book presents a review of eight missions: the three remaining from the original list of five from the survey plus five missions considered by the survey committee but which were not recommended. Included in the review of each mission is a discussion of relevant science and technology developments since the survey and set of recommended science goals.

Author : J. Dakers
Publisher : Springer
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137394750

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New Frontiers in Technological Literacy by J. Dakers Pdf

This book attempts to rethink the concept of technological literacy in a modern context, not only in terms of a subject area taught in schools, but also as an important general concept that all citizens should engage with. As this book will illustrate, the concept of technological literacy has no universally agreed definition.

Author : J. Michael Spector,Vivekanandan Kumar,Alfred Essa,Yueh-Min Huang,Rob Koper,Richard A. W. Tortorella,Ting-Wen Chang,Yanyan Li,Zhizhen Zhang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789811306501

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Frontiers of Cyberlearning by J. Michael Spector,Vivekanandan Kumar,Alfred Essa,Yueh-Min Huang,Rob Koper,Richard A. W. Tortorella,Ting-Wen Chang,Yanyan Li,Zhizhen Zhang Pdf

This book demonstrates teachers’ and learners’ experiences with big data in education; education and cloud computing; and new technologies for teacher support. It also discusses the advantages of using these frontier technologies in teaching and learning and predicts the future challenges. As such, it enables readers to better understand how technologies can improve learning and teaching experiences. It is intended for graduates and scholars in educational technology disciplines and anyone interested in the applications of frontier technologies in education.

Author : Shulamith Kreitler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-12-31
Category : Creative ability
ISBN : 1536166375

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New Frontiers in Creativity by Shulamith Kreitler Pdf

Recent years have witnessed an increasing awareness of the importance and relevance of creativity in social and psychological life. This has led to an awakening of research into creativity. The book "New Frontiers in Creativity" deals with themes that have emerged due to the expanding boundaries of research in creativity. These concern primarily new perspectives in regard to creativity, discovering of creativity in new populations and nurturing of creativity in new domains and spheres of action. The book presents four new perspectives concerning creativity. The first is a comprehensive model of creativity (by Kreitler) that does justice to the complexity of creativity in terms of the constitutive components, ranging from cognition through motivation, emotions, personality, psychopathology, behavior and the environment, focusing on the rich variety of variables in each of the components and their interactions. Another perspective focuses on creativity in the study and research of creativity (by Runco) by adopting meta-cognitive powerful tactics in the study and nurturing of creativity. A third new perspective describes the innovative methods and findings in neurophysiology of creativity, particularly in brain studies (by Shemyakina and Nagornova). The set of new perspectives is complemented by a description of the social processes characterizing the spread and maintenance of innovative ideas (by Fokas). The innovation in terms of populations is presented in the discussion of creativity in individuals diagnosed with dyslexia (by Cancer and Antonietti), in the controversial sphere of psychopathology (by Thys) and in the elderly (by Cohen-Shalev). Notably, the creativity of all three populations has been increasingly recognized in recent years. The third part of the book is devoted to creativity in various domains, including painting (by Vardi), psychotherapy (by Buzdugan, Grigore and Dinca), engineering (by Engel), architecture (by Casakin), sports (by Santos, Sampaio and Memmert) and nature (by Edlinger). The book includes 13 chapters, written by internationally known experts from different countriesâAustria, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Portugal, Romania, Russia, and USAâresponsible for discoveries in the specific aspect of creativity with which they deal. The different chapters of the book present innovative approaches, based on empirical evidence and innovative methodologies. Thereby they contribute to the setting of the scene for new developments and new applications of creativity in the rapidly changing world that is in increasing need for creativity.

Author : George Ritzer
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 695 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781444347364

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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology by George Ritzer Pdf

Featuring a collection of original chapters by leading and emerging scholars, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Sociology presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of the major topics and emerging trends in the discipline of sociology today. Features original chapters contributed by an international cast of leading and emerging sociology scholars Represents the most innovative and 'state-of-the-art' thinking about the discipline Includes a general introduction and section introductions with chapters summaries by the editor

Author : Ian C Jarvie,Jesus Zamora-Bonilla
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781446209714

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The SAGE Handbook of the Philosophy of Social Sciences by Ian C Jarvie,Jesus Zamora-Bonilla Pdf

- what is the relationship between the social sciences and the natural sciences? - where do today′s dominant approaches to doing social science come from? - what are the main fissures and debates in contemporary social scientific thought? - how are we to make sense of seemingly contrasting approaches to how social scientists find out about the world and justify their claims to have knowledge of it? In this exciting handbook, Ian Jarvie and Jesús Zamora-Bonilla have put together a wide-ranging and authoritative overview of the main philosophical currents and traditions at work in the social sciences today. Starting with the history of social scientific thought, this handbook sets out to explore that core fundamentals of social science practice, from issues of ontology and epistemology to issues of practical method. Along the way it investigates such notions as paradigm, empiricism, postmodernism, naturalism, language, agency, power, culture, and causality. Bringing together in one volume leading authorities in the field from around the world, this book will be a must-have for any serious scholar or student of the social sciences.

Author : Joseph G. Grzywacz,Evangelia Demerouti
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Work and family
ISBN : 9781848720961

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New Frontiers in Work and Family Research by Joseph G. Grzywacz,Evangelia Demerouti Pdf

The purpose of this volume is to showcase alternative theoretical and methodological approaches to work and family research, and present methodological alternatives to the widely known shortcomings of current research on work and the family. In the first part of the book contributors consider various theoretical perspectives including: Positive Organizational Psychology System Theory Multi-Level Theoretical Models Dyadic Study Designs The chapters in Part Two consider a number of methodological issues including: key issues pertaining to sampling, the role of diary studies, Case Cross-over designs, Biomarkers, and Cross-Domain and Within-Domain Relations. Contributors also elaborate the conceptual and logistical issues involved in incorporating novel measurement approaches. The book will be of essential reading for researchers and students in work and organizational psychology, and related disciplines.

Author : Henry William Chesbrough,Wim Vanhaverbeke,Joel West
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199682461

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New Frontiers in Open Innovation by Henry William Chesbrough,Wim Vanhaverbeke,Joel West Pdf

Following on from their previous book 'Open Innovation', the editors have compiled this book, as a major initiative of top scholars in open innovation setting out a research agenda for the next 5 to 10 years.

Author : Bourama Toni
Publisher : Springer
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-25
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783319077550

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New Frontiers of Multidisciplinary Research in STEAM-H (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics, and Health) by Bourama Toni Pdf

This highly multidisciplinary volume contains contributions from leading researchers in STEAM-H disciplines (Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Mathematics and Health). The volume explores new frontiers in multidisciplinary research, including: the mathematics of cardiac arrhythmia; brain research on working memory; penalized ordinal regression to classify melanoma skin samples; forecasting of time series data; dynamics of niche models; analysis of chemical moieties as anticancer agents; study of gene locus control regions; qualitative mathematical modelling; convex quadrics and group circle systems; remanufacturing planning and control; complexity reduction of functional differential equations; computation of viscous interfacial motion; and differentiation in human pluripotent stem cells. An extension of a seminar series at Virginia State University, the collection is intended to foster student interest and participation in interdisciplinary research and to stimulate new research. The content will be of interest to a broad spectrum of scientists, mathematicians and research students working in interdisciplinary fields including the biosciences, mathematics, engineering, neurosciences and behavioral sciences.