Starting the Dialogue: Perspectives on Technology and Society focuses on artifacts and processes that make up the human-made world and the societal implications of their use. This book is designed to promote reflection and discussion by using multiple examples of current technologies, which serve to illustrate the many technological choices we make on a daily basis what to buy, use, support, oppose, or ignore. Addressing topics ranging from technologies of the home to the workplace, from technological politics to our technological future, the goal of Starting the Dialogue is to encourage critical thinking about technology and its impacts.