Everyday Science and Technology -News You Can Use

AI.Solar engineering. Facial recognition. The uncanny valley. Nuclear fusion. Gene editing. Biodiversity. 3-D printing. These and other “hot” topics in science and technology make front-page news almost daily. The information-packed readings in Everyday Science and Technology—presented at times in technical but always accessible language—examine twenty of these need-to-know topics and offer readers a stimulating look at the great discoveries, key breakthroughs, and game-changing innovations emerging from every field, revolutionary advances that are affecting all our lives and society at large—“for better or worse,” some might say. The subtitle, “News You Can Use,” reflects the author’s hope that the book’s facts, figures, and insights will provide students with a go-to manual for navigating through and thriving in our always exciting, but often perplexing and challenging historical moment.

Lesson 1: Artificial Intelligence
AI’s Impact on Art
Lesson 2: Ecology/Environmental Science (1)
Solar Geoengineering
Lesson 3: Archeology/Anthropology
Recycling: Older Than You Think
Lesson 4: Criminology/Sociology/Psychology
Safety in Green
Lesson 5: Everyday Science and Technology (1)
Discoveries and Inventions
Lesson 6: Ecology/Environmental Science (2)
Cop15: Biodiversity
Lesson 7: Biology/Botany/Mycology
Plant Communication: Is It Real?
etc.