Globalization and technical and technological changes: A more modern society and/or global environmental catastrophe

Mathematical Expression of a Global Environmental Catastrophe

Two hundred and fifty-two million years ago, life on Earth nearly vanished [1]. So many marine animal species disappeared—more than 90 percent—that the event, known as the end-Permian extinction, qualifies as the most severe mass extinction in the geologic record. Unlike the later demise of the dinosaurs, the end-Permian extinction is not linked to a meteor impact. Yet it is unquestionably asso...

Globalization, Society, Policy Making a Global Perspective

Nowadays the world is gradually shrinking, followed by intimate multilateral relationships. This we assume that might be indebted to progress in technology and telecommunications. But to be outspoken and honest, technology, economy and trade are not the sole causal agents. Therefore, we must seek for the origin of such issues in the exchange of ideas and doctrines which are bearing such a speed...

Murray Jardine on Christianity and Modern Technological Society

SMEs Amidst Global Technological Changes

In small countries such as New Zealand, small to mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are defined as enterprises employing 19 or fewer employees. Small enterprises are defined as those employing zero to five full-time employees (FTEs) (often called microbusinesses), and medium-sized enterprises as those employing six to nineteen FTEs. Other countries, such as the United States and European countries,...

Reflecting biomedical, technological and environmental issues of our modern society. The recent “Forum” section in Poiesis & Praxis

This issue of Poiesis & Praxis will give—by means of its recent ‘‘Forum’’ section— opportunity to a broader and enhanced debate about new and emerging fields of research, thus contributing to early assessments and ethical evaluation of recent developments in science and technology. Nevertheless, ‘‘early warnings’’ in this field—although favorable—basically suffer from still poor knowledge on co...