 Indra's Net and the Midas Touch: Living Sustainably in a Connected World
We live today in a global web of interdependence, connected technologically, economically, politically, and socially. As a result of these expanding and deepening interdependencies, it has become impossible fully to control -- or foretell -- the effects of our actions. The world is rife with unintended consequences. The first law of human... |  |  Any Way You Slice It: The Past, Present, and Future of Rationing
Rationing: it’s a wordÂand ideaÂthat people often loathe and fear. Health care expert Henry Aaron has compared mentioning the possibility of rationing to Âshouting an obscenity in church.” Yet societies in fact ration food, water, medical care, and fuel all the time, with those who can pay the most getting the most. As ... |  |  Smart Polymers and their Applications (Woodhead Publishing in Materials)
Smart polymers are polymers that respond to different stimuli or changes in the environment. Smart Polymers and their Applications reviews the types, synthesis, properties, and applications of smart polymers.
Chapters in part one focus on types of polymers, including temperature-, pH-, photo-, and enzyme-responsive polymers.... |