Between Technologies

The sociopolitical consequences of increased commitment to nuclear technologies which represent only 5 percent of world energy, raises questions of democratic decision-making to safeguard the environment and health and safety of the general public (Holdren, 1976). Some ask if it is worth the price. Research on the social and political implications identifies the crucial contrast between vulnerable and nonvulnerable technologies, and between technological waste and social waste. 

A Historical Description of the Interplay between Technology Push and Market Pull... 

Multhauf, Robert P. "The relationship between technology and natural philosophy, ca. 1250-1650." PhD thesis, Univ of California, 1953. 

Achieving the best trade-off between technological progress and the affordability of drugs remains a chaUen-ging goal."... 

Both see technological development as an outcome of science and as essential for economic prosperity. I then critically examine the supposed relationships between science and technology and between technology and the economy. This leads first to an account of what science is and second to a critique of the priority given to the economy by government policy. 

Jonas makes a similar point about the relationship between technology and classical mechanics For the long first phase of the growth and perfection of classical mechanics, it generally... 

In contrast, the UK government s current approach to promoting technological development does not discriminate between technologies according to... 

Facilitating partnerships between technology providers, equipment suppliers, and end users. 

The connection between technology (human-made chemical products) and the environment (Lake Erie) is an obvious STSE connection in this issue. What other connections do you see ... 

Venkatasubramanian, K. In Enzymes The Interface Between Technology and Economics Danehy, J.P.5 Wolnak, B., Eds. Marcel Dekker New York, 1980, pp 35-52. 

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