Physics of Societal Issues

The rapidly progressing digital revolution is now touching the foundations of the governance of societal structures. Humans are on the verge of evolving from consumers to prosumers, and old, entrenched theories – in particular sociological and economic ones – are falling prey to these rapid developments.

Authors: Hafemeister, David
Serves as a unique textbook for courses related to nuclear proliferation and nuclear weapon issues and policy
Offers a scientific concept-driven approach with equations kept to the minimum required
Covers key scientific and historical developments whilst also addressing modern issues such as nuclear terrorism

by Anthony Aguirre (Editor), Brendan Foster (Editor), Zeeya Merali (Editor)
Published in cooperation with the renowned physics "think-tank" Foundational Questions Institute, FQXi
Specially reworked versions of the most exciting essays of over 150 submissions
Suggests several novel ideas and unusual priorities for keeping human society "on the rails" in a rapidly changing world

by Andrés Luque-Ayala (Editor), Simon Marvin (Editor), Harriet Bulkeley (Editor)

Editors: Maurer, M., Gerdes, J.C., Lenz, B., Winner, H. (Eds.)
First book which gives a complete survey of Autonomous Driving
Gives answers not only to all kind of technical aspects but also to legal and sociological questions
Written by leading experts in this field of Germany and USA

by Anamika Barua (Editor), Vishal Narain (Editor), Sumit Vij (Editor)
Climate change in this book is seen not only as an environmental problem but as a societal challenge too and as such discusses the governance issues from an interdisciplinary approach and across different scales: local, state, and national