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CHAPTERS: Active Chapters and Candidate Chapters
Authors should write about the sociotechnical aspects of the subjects, not about all aspects of them. For example, for the chapter on high-fructose corn syrup, a detailed explanation of the manufacturing process would not be appropriate. Similarly, in the chapter on gambling, authors should frequently relate gambling to relevant technologies.
"Tips" are not part of chapter titles. They are suggestions to authors of subjects that might help them in their research.
Active Chapters
Food and Energy
Opposition to GMOs in Europe: Alicia Brasselle, Brendan Feeley, Mucui Lin
Patenting of GM seeds: Ben Doran, Jonathan Elliott, and Stacy Hollins
Corn, beef and feedlots: Kristen Bernard, Hannah Bindig, and Nate Wapner
High-fructose corn syrup: Payam Abedi, Domenic Carr, and Samuel George
Corn ethanol in the United States: Joey Bose, Jesse Macadangdang, and Nate Wilson
Popular perceptions of nuclear power: Shelby Codde, Kurt Enzinger, and Erin Hopke
Health and medicine
Popular hygiene: perceptions and practices: Erin Dale, Kelly Laustsen, and Cara Tuttle
Placebos: Robert Du, Calvin Li, and Elizabeth McCue
Baby formula (tip: Leah Margulies): Anna Blazier and Jackie Piccolo
Sick building syndrome (tip: Jeanne Stellman): Jenna Cunningham, Nina Ruhter, and Rebecca Worley
Football and concussions: L.J. Bowling, Dan Brown, Matt Chester
Mobility and land use
Bicyclists in cities: Jasmine Copeland, Christine Jogerst, and Lynna Nguyen
Congestion pricing: Mike Ferebee, Cody Smith, and Justin Toothman
Urban sprawl: Kendra Jones, Lauren Kaufmann, and Samantha Wassyng
Real-time ridesharing: Matt Bloom, Jalen Ross, Preston Williams
Computers and the Internet
Open-source movement: David Kamensky, William Hrochovina, and Kevin Leach
Electronic voting: Michael Booth, Warren French, and Scott Horton
Social networks: Adam McElhaney, Tommy Reese, and Steven Wexler
Street View: Rodrigo Sarlo, Skyler Steinbach, and Eddie Tillistrand
Second Life: Nick Engebretson, Emily Hillenbrand, and Jenna Sollner
Wikipedia: Mark Galligan, Nick Um, and Michael Wu
Portable Electronics
Driving while texting (tip: Matt Richtel): Melissa Barron, Nikhita Karki, Joe Koerwer
Sociology of texting: Kevin Liu, Natasha Singh, and Chris Vaccarello
Norms of handheld device use: Alison Boboris, Justin Sinaguinan, and Jamie Wright
Walkman effect: Carlos Ceballos, Stephen Dang, and Eric Rodriguez
The Evolution of Texting: Emily Burns, Julia Freeburg, Eyitemi Moju-Igbene
Entertainment and Media
Massively multiplayer online role-playing games: Charles Antwi, Woosol Kim, and Timothy Smelser
Gambling: Joseph Boyle, Richard Eisenberg, and Patrick Mutchler
Game addictions: Ross Magette, Leigh McMurrey, and Robert Molster
Proliferation of music production capability: Lizzie Guarino, Chris Smith, and Ted Wyeth
From Cronkite to Stewart: TV News during and after Network Hegemony: Todd Chatlos, Alex Guendel, and LeeAnn Li
Moe Anthropomorphism: Eric Chirtel, Richard Knoll, Andrew Bloom
Security, Freedom, Privacy
Digital rights management: Matthew Hall and William Martin
Tazers and stun guns: Charlie Cameron, Ash Chawan, and Ben Ellis
Ankle monitors and other probation technology: Lauren Cave, Kelly Findlay, and Sooin Lee
International drug trafficking and law enforcement: Janelle Prange, Adam Silver, and Piers Spencer
Air travel security: Chris Higby, Borna Kazerooni, and Jess Tabacca
The United States - Mexico border: Jeremy Cobb, Andrew Earnest, and Peter Williams
Sociotechnical theories and movements
The Singularity: Andrew Keith, David Schultz, and Lauren Sharpe
Candidate Chapters
The following chapters are not active, but may be added in the future. Authors may propose chapters other than those on this list; just add them to the list.
Food
Ogallala Aquifer
Hypoxic zones
Tube wells (tip: Dipankar Chakraborti)
Energy
Clean coal (tip: as a contested idea, not as a fact)
Wind (tip: include its contested "greenness")
Peak oil (tip: as a contested idea, not as a fact)
Biofuels
Solar energy policies (tip: why is Germany--a dim country--a world leader in solar?)
Health and medicine
Noise pollution
“Medicalization” of mental health
Antibiotics in India
Power lines and public health (tip: Paul Brodeur)
Clinical trials
Opposition and resistance to vaccination
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Obesity and diet in the United States
Obesity and physical activity in the United States
Dietary and bodybuilding supplements
Malaria in Africa
Polio eradication in Nigeria
Water supply, sanitation and health in developing countries
Safety, responsibility and liability
Mobility and land use
Pedestrians in cities
Carpooling, HOV lanes, and ridesharing
Parking
Driving speed enforcement
The Tata Nano and Mobility in India
Bicycles and bicycling in the Netherlands
Access for the disabled
Environmental values and technology
Greenwashing
Water bottles
Plastic bags
Climate change skepticism as a social phenomenon
The Louisiana Bucket Brigade and similar citizen environmental groups
Energy from trash
Nitrates in the environment
Computers
Hacker culture
Computers and gender
Digital divide
Program trading; high-frequency trading
The Internet
Twitter and other social networks in the Iranian protests of 2009
Web tracking (tips: Julia Angwin, [x+1])
Monitoring of employees' web use by employers
Identity theft
Youtube
Cyberattacks
Cyber bullying and harassment
Cyberstalking and predation
Portable Electronics
Compulsive connectivity (tip: Matt Richtel)
Handheld electronics in South Korea
Social aspects of cell phone cameras and video
Cell phones in developing countries
Cell phones versus face-to-face interaction
Entertainment
Anti-TV social movements
Security, Freedom, Privacy
Video surveillance in Great Britain
Incarceration in America
Audio and video surveillance of law enforcement (tips: George Holliday, Simon Glik, Anthony Graber)
Sociotechnical theories
Path dependence (tip: qwerty)
Social control
Emergent behavior (tip: Steven Johnson)
Protection motivation theory
Disintermediation
Panopticon
Jevons' Paradox
Social construction of technology
Neo-luddism and technophilia