The use of new information and communication technologies both inside the courts and in private online dispute resolution services is quickly changing everyday conflict management. However, the implications of the increasingly disruptive role of technology in dispute resolution remain largely undiscussed. In this book, assistant professor of law and digitalisation Riikka Koulu examines the multifaceted phenomenon of dispute resolution technology,

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Because of the biological similarities between many animals and humans, scientists can learn about diseases, and find out how humans might react to medicines, cosmetics, chemicals, and other products by testing them on animals first. According to the Humane Society of the United States, more than twenty-five million animals are used in research, testing, and education each year. Readers learn about the various philosophies on animal testing, what...

With about four million births each year in the United States, it's hard to imagine that infertility is of a particular concern to anyone. It is a major health concern, though, for as many as one in six U.S. couples who desperately want children and seem to be unable to have them. This book delves into the many issues concerning assisted reproductive technology, the causes of infertility, and various methods of treatment, The social implications of...

Throughout the world today the debate still rages over whether genetically modified food is a blessing or a curse. On one hand, genetically modified food allows farmers to grow crops in places where standard crops won't grow. They can also reduce people's reliance on dangerous pesticides. On the other hand, there is much that is still unknown about such foods, and their effects on human and animal health, the environment, local economies, and biodiversity....

Unlike almost most other studies of neoliberal universities and academic capitalism this book ethnographically explores and interprets those transformations and their contradictions empirically in the everyday practices of students, faculty members, and administrators at two public universities: NTNU in Norway and UCLA in California.

Differently situated in global political economies, both are ambitious, prosperous campuses. The book refl

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Introduces genetically modified foods, describing current research, health concerns, and their effect on modern agriculture.

Examines the causes of atmospheric pollution, acid rain, ozone depletion, and global warming and explains how these conditions affect our health and economic prosperity.

Examines the nature, history, and ethical aspects of cloning, discussing both humans and other animals.

Scientists and entrepreneurs are experimenting with new renewable breakthroughs to supplement wind, solar, and hydroelectric power as alternatives to fossil fuels.