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Building our Sociotechnical Future
By Langdon Winner, George Ritzer, Richard Dyer, Rachel Weber, Daniel Sarewitz, Jameson M. Wetmore, W. Patrick McCray, Dominique Vinck, Harold Collins, M. Carme Alemany Gomez, John L. Pollock, Gary Chapman, Judy Wajcman, Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Noela Invernizzi, Roopali Phadke, Bruce Schneier, Torin Monahan, David Elliott, Kristin S. Shrader-Frechette and Michael Bess
Edited by Deborah G. Johnson and Jameson M. Wetmore

Technological change does not happen in a vacuum; decisions about which technologies to develop, fund, market, and use engage ideas about values as well as calculations of costs and benefits. This anthology focuses on the interconnections of technology, society, and values.

Environmental Evolution, Second Edition

Effects of the Origin and Evolution of Life on Planet Earth
Edited by Lynn Margulis, Clifford Matthews and Aaron Haselton

In this book fifteen distinguished scientists discuss the effects of life—past and present—on planet Earth. Unlike other earth science and biology books, Environmental Evolution describes the impact of life on the Earth's rocky surfaces presenting an integrated view of how our planet evolved. Modeled on the Environmental Evolution course developed by Lynn Margulis and colleagues, it provides a unique synthesis of atmospheric, biological, and geological hypotheses that explain the present condition of the biosphere.

The Computational Beauty of Nature

Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation
By Gary William Flake

In this book Gary William Flake develops in depth the simple idea that recurrent rules can produce rich and complicated behaviors.

Discovery, Innovation, and Risk

Case Studies in Science and Technology
By Newton H. Copp and Andrew W. Zanella