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Imagined Futures in Science, Technology and Society (Paperback)
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Imagined Futures in Science, Technology and Society (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
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Imagining, forecasting and predicting the future is an inextricable
and increasingly important part of the present. States,
organizations and individuals almost continuously have to make
decisions about future actions, financial investments or
technological innovation, without much knowledge of what will
exactly happen in the future. Science and technology play a crucial
role in this collective attempt to make sense of the future.
Technological developments such as nanotechnology, robotics or
solar energy largely shape how we dream and think about the future,
while economic forecasts, gene tests or climate change projections
help us to make images of what may possibly occur in the future.
This book provides one of the first interdisciplinary assessments
of how scientific and technological imaginations matter in the
formation of human, ecological and societal futures. Rooted in
different disciplines such as sociology, philosophy, and science
and technology studies, it explores how various actors such as
scientists, companies or states imagine the future to be and act
upon that imagination. Bringing together case studies from
different regions around the globe, including the electrification
of German car infrastructure, or genetically modified crops in
India, Imagined Futures in Science, Technology and Society shows
how science and technology create novel forms of imagination,
thereby opening horizons toward alternative futures. By developing
central aspects of the current debate on how scientific imagination
and future-making interact, this timely volume provides a fresh
look at the complex interrelationships between science, technology
and society. This book will be of interest to postgraduate students
interested in Science and Technology Studies, History and
Philosophy of Science, Sociology, Cultural Studies, Anthropology,
Political Sciences, Future Studies and Literary Sciences.
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