The Impact of Science on Society

CONTENTS: Foreword, The Legacy of Science, James Burke, Accomplishments of Science by the Year 2000, Jules Bergman, Our Future in the Cosmos–-Computers, Isaac Asimov, Our Future in the Cosmos–-Space, Isaac Asimov,

CONTENTS: Foreword, The Legacy of Science, James Burke, Accomplishments of Science by the Year 2000, Jules Bergman, Our Future in the Cosmos–-Computers, Isaac Asimov, Our Future in the Cosmos–-Space, Isaac Asimov,

It’s the American dream—unfettered freedom to follow our ambitions, to forge our identities, to become self-made. But what if our culture of limitless self-fulfillment is actually making millions desperately ill?

This innovative debate series looks at how scientific and technological advances in recent decades have dramatically altered the way we live—and examines both positive and negative impacts of these changes on the environment, society, health, and the economy.