Science and Technology
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Erica Duran
Erica Duran is full-time English faculty in the Adult High School at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA. Erica spent eight years teaching first-year composition and critical thinking courses at the community college and university levels before her transition to teaching in noncredit programs at MiraCosta. She earned both a B.A. and M.A. in Literature and Writing Studies at Cal State University San Marcos, and she has completed coursework in the Post-Secondary Reading Certificate program at Cal State Fullerton. Although she has conducted research and presented on a variety of research topics from Ernest Hemingway’s post-war trauma to the flipped classroom format as an effective model for student veterans, her passion for exploring science and technology topics in the composition classroom continues to drive her current research interests.
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Lauren Mecucci Springer
Dr. Lauren M. Mecucci Springer is a full professor of English at Mt. San Jacinto Community College in Southern California, an HSI, where she teaches composition and literature. Her research centers on feedback practices for writing classrooms, as well as across the curriculum; bringing STEM into first-year writing courses; and linguistic justice in writing classrooms. Currently, she is the faculty professional development and distance education coordinator.
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Broader Range of Genres & Voices Investigative journalism, policy briefs, short fiction, data‑driven science writing, and first‑person reportage offer students a richer rhetorical mix. The author roster is more diverse than ever, ensuring a multitude of voices for each topic.
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Erica Duran
Erica Duran is full-time English faculty in the Adult High School at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, CA. Erica spent eight years teaching first-year composition and critical thinking courses at the community college and university levels before her transition to teaching in noncredit programs at MiraCosta. She earned both a B.A. and M.A. in Literature and Writing Studies at Cal State University San Marcos, and she has completed coursework in the Post-Secondary Reading Certificate program at Cal State Fullerton. Although she has conducted research and presented on a variety of research topics from Ernest Hemingway’s post-war trauma to the flipped classroom format as an effective model for student veterans, her passion for exploring science and technology topics in the composition classroom continues to drive her current research interests.
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Lauren Mecucci Springer
Dr. Lauren M. Mecucci Springer is a full professor of English at Mt. San Jacinto Community College in Southern California, an HSI, where she teaches composition and literature. Her research centers on feedback practices for writing classrooms, as well as across the curriculum; bringing STEM into first-year writing courses; and linguistic justice in writing classrooms. Currently, she is the faculty professional development and distance education coordinator.
Table of Contents
Product Updates
Reimagined Chapter Framework
Broader Range of Genres & Voices Investigative journalism, policy briefs, short fiction, data‑driven science writing, and first‑person reportage offer students a richer rhetorical mix. The author roster is more diverse than ever, ensuring a multitude of voices for each topic.
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Part of the Bedford Spotlight Reader Series, Science and Technology explores questions around the central concepts of STEM fields: In an increasingly technological world, how is humanity defined? How much are you willing to trade for privacy? Can technology restore our planet—or will it deepen environmental harm? Are innovations like AI reinforcing biases, or paving the way toward equality? Who—or what—holds the reins of our economy? These questions come alive through compelling readings by scientists, technologists, ethicists, journalists, economists, and other thought leaders, prompting critical conversations about the future of our society.FAQs
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Science and Technology
Part of the Bedford Spotlight Reader Series, Science and Technology explores questions around the central concepts of STEM fields: In an increasingly technological world, how is humanity defined? How much are you willing to trade for privacy? Can technology restore our planet—or will it deepen environmental harm? Are innovations like AI reinforcing biases, or paving the way toward equality? Who—or what—holds the reins of our economy? These questions come alive through compelling readings by scientists, technologists, ethicists, journalists, economists, and other thought leaders, prompting critical conversations about the future of our society.
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