Science & Technology Policy

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262542746Author Julia LaneFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

In Longshot, investigative journalist David Heath takes readers inside the small group of scientists whose groundbreaking work was once largely dismissed but whose feat will now eclipse the importance of Jonas Salk's polio vaccine in medical history...

This timely book explores technological innovation as a concept, dissecting its emergence, development and use. Benoit Godin offers an exciting new historiography of the subject, arguing that the study of innovation originates not from scholars but from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546485Author Thomas RamgeFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 178mm * 18mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815739500Author Darrell M. WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 297Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm)...

For the first time in paperback and with a new introduction. Discover how and why the government is corrupting scientific research.When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and...

Are you curious about smart cities? You should be! By mid-century, two-thirds of us will live in cities. The world of tomorrow will be a world of cities. But will they be smart cities? Smart cities are complex blends of technologies, systems and services...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630695934Author George GilderFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Brownstone InstitutePublisher Brownstone InstituteWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262519595Author Gregory E. KaebnickFormat PaperbackPage Count 222Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 304g

This insightful Handbook scrutinizes alternative concepts and approaches to the dominant economic or industrial theories of innovation. Providing an assessment of these approaches, it questions the absence of these neglected types of innovation and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780815737650Author Dipayan GhoshFormat HardbackPage Count 317Imprint Brookings InstitutionPublisher Rowman & LittlefieldWeight(grams) 689gDimensions(mm)...

When Speaker Newt Gingrich greeted Dr. David Lewis in his office overlooking the National Mall, he looked at Dr. Lewis and said: “You know you’re going to be fired for this, don’t you?” “I know,” Dr. Lewis replied, “I just hope to stay out of prison.”...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544566Author Johan SoderbergFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

Why are some countries better than others at science and technology (S&T)? Written in an approachable style, The Politics of Innovation provides readers from all backgrounds and levels of expertise a comprehensive introduction to the debates over...

Better public policies can make the road smoother for self-driving vehicles and the society that soon will depend on them.Whether you find the idea of autonomous vehicles to be exciting or frightening, the truth is that they will soon become a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876097038Author Adam SegalFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Council on Foreign Relations PressPublisher Council on Foreign Relations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943235264Author Helga Zepp-LaroucheFormat PaperbackImprint Eir News Service, Inc.Publisher Eir News Service, Inc.Weight(grams) 181g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780876097700Author Adam SegalFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Council on Foreign Relations PressPublisher Council on Foreign Relations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013291814Author Aletta BonnFormat HardbackPage Count 580Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

The Future of Open Data flows from a multi-year Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Grant project that set out to explore open government geospatial data from an interdisciplinary perspective. Researchers on the grant...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262549653Author James MeeseFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 369g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781915054111Author Matt StroudFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The University of Buckingham PressPublisher Legend Press LtdWeight(grams) 500g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013291807Author Aletta BonnFormat PaperbackPage Count 580Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781013293504Author Fernando PeriniFormat PaperbackPage Count 590Imprint Saint Philip Street PressPublisher Saint Philip Street PressWeight(grams) 216g

In the midst of several large cyberattacks in 2017, the European Commission adopted its multi-sector cybersecurity package in September of that same year. Whereas this initiative can be expected to contribute to strengthening the cyber-resilience and...

Today, more than ever, the state of a country's science and technology is a critical factor for economic competitiveness and long-term growth. This book traces the development of science and technology policies and initiatives in Singapore since 1965...

There remains a widespread perception among both the public and elements of academia that the Internet is "ungovernable". However, this idea, as well as the notion that the Internet has become some type of cyber-libertarian utopia, is wholly...

Science, Virtue, and the Future of Humanity addresses each of the key public policy issues of our techno-future from the perspective of deeply informed and philosophically inclined public intellectuals. Among the issues addressed are the detachment of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578791463Author Rich MaurerFormat PaperbackPage Count 324Imprint Rich MaurerPublisher Rich MaurerWeight(grams) 152g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942130918Author Liliana DoganovaFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Zone BooksPublisher Zone Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781785278167Author Judith CurryFormat HardbackPage Count 254Imprint Anthem PressPublisher Anthem PressWeight(grams) 454g

No country in the history of the world has more readily, or more fruitfully, embraced innovation through science and technology than the United States. The products of our basic and applied scientific research not only provide us with high-quality jobs...

Across the world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used as a tool for political manipulation and totalitarian repression. Stories about AI are often stories of polarization, discrimination, surveillance, and oppression. Is democracy in danger? And...

Across the world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used as a tool for political manipulation and totalitarian repression. Stories about AI are often stories of polarization, discrimination, surveillance, and oppression. Is democracy in danger? And...

Examining one of the fastest growing industries in the world, Ronit Justo-Hanani compares the distinctly different approaches between both sides of the Atlantic when regulating the health, safety and environmental risks of nanotechnology and its novel...

Citizen science-research involving nonprofessionals in the research process-has attracted both strong enthusiasts and detractors. Many environmental professionals, activists, and scholars consider citizen science part of their toolkit for addressing...

The information revolution has brought with it the technology for easily collecting personal information about individuals, a facility that inherently threatens personal privacy. Colin J. Bennett here examines political responses to the data protection...

In the midst of several large cyberattacks in 2017, the European Commission adopted its multi-sector cybersecurity package in September of that same year. Whereas this initiative can be expected to contribute to strengthening the cyber-resilience and...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports both basic research and education in the nonmedical sciences and engineering. Congress established the foundation as an independent federal agency in 1950 and directed it to "promote the progress of...

There remains a widespread perception among both the public and elements of academia that the Internet is "ungovernable". However, this idea, as well as the notion that the Internet has become some type of cyber-libertarian utopia, is wholly...