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The World Health Organization estimates that 70 percent of the globe's urban population breathes air made unhealthy through high levels of smog, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide and other polutants.(Intemational Wildlife, the National Wildlife Federation, Marchi April 1990).

This study examines attitudes about prevalent issues in genetics and reproduction among the college population. Eighteen interviews were conducted with students at Rhode Island College. Respondents were asked questions about their moral standpoints concerning utilizing genetic engineering for disease control and aesthetic purposes, employing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), regulation of such procedures, and also about media sources for which they have heard of these topics. Findings suggest that, generally, participants felt that genetic engineering for health issues is permissible, yet reprehensible for the purpose of aesthetically "designing" a baby, though four students (three of which were female) found the enhancement of physical traits enticing. There was overwhelming support, among all respondents, for the usage of ARTs for infertile couples, single women and gay couples. Also, utilizing ARTs to conceive was thought to be acceptable if an individual is a responsible caretaker, and the government should only go as far as to regulate for safety precautions. The most dominant sources of media responsible for the dissemination of information among this population were television and the internet. Results were interpreted in terms of Bourdieu's theory of capital and Weber's value-rational action theory.

In order to analyze the conjunction of women and technology in the field of waste management, it is firstly necessary to analyze the whole picture of women activities in Lithuania. What is the difference of women and men educational attainment in Lithuania, which field of science women prefers to take a part in, what job positions women usually occupy, what is the role women in the government and municipalities, what are the numbers of women using of computer, internet, e-commerce and how the use of technology effects waste management, these are the main questions to answer in this research.

In order to analyze the conjunction of women and technology in the field of waste management, it is firstly necessary to analyze the whole picture of women activities in Lithuania. What is the difference of women and men educational attainment in Lithuania, which field of science women prefers to take a part in, what job positions women usually occupy, what is the role women in the government and municipalities, what are the numbers of women using of computer, internet, e-commerce and how the use of technology effects waste management, these are the main questions to answer in this research.

1. Conceptualizing wisdom : theoretical perspectives / Ali Intezari -- 2. Toward a wisdom-based understanding of the human-technology relationship / Nikunj Dalal -- 3. The screening of reality : a phenomenological perspective on the computer screen / Marty H. Heitz -- 4. The anatomy of wisdom in an era of ubiquitous technology / Jon W. Beard -- 5. Benefits and perils of virtual modes of organizing : a call for practical wisdom / Stefan Schellhammer and Stefan Klein -- 6. Empathy by design : enhancing diversity in online participation / Caterina Desiato and Cindy Scheopner -- 7. Wisdom in praxis : how engineers use practical wisdom in their decision making / Bernard McKenna, Roberto Biloslavo, and Anita Trnavcevic -- 8. Atomic/nuclear weapons and energy technologies : the need for wisdom / Mara Miller -- 9. The human-computer relationship : who shall survive? / Philip D. Carter -- 10. Academic ethos : embracing a culture of practical wisdom in higher education / Alex E. McDaniel, Michael A. Erskine, and Diane R. Watkins -- 11. Can scientific method help us create a wiser world? / Nicholas Maxwell.

Martin Heidegger is, without a doubt, one of the contemporary philosophers who have more profusely meditated on the matter of the technique. For him, our time is under the unconditioned domain of the essence of modern technique (enframing: das Ge-stell) transforming the human being into a mere abstract entity devoid of any particularity and putting all possible rooting trait in question. In that direction, in the posthumous interview on the german newspaper Die Spiegel (1976), Heidegger states that he is not entirely convinced that democracy is the most appropriate political system for the current age of technique. In light of the developments described above, the present essay attempts to envision a horizon from which to set up a slot for action and production towards a political field in an era dominated by the essence of the technique and the full completion of the metaphysical project of modernity. ; Martin Heidegger es, sin duda, uno de los filósofos contemporáneos que más profusamente ha meditado sobre el asunto de la técnica. Para él, nuestro tiempo se encuentra bajo el dominio incondicionado de la esencia de la técnica moderna (lo dis-puesto: das Ge-stell) transformando al ser humano en una mera entidad abstracta desprovisto de toda particularidad y poniendo en cuestión todo rasgo de arraigo posible. En esa dirección, en la entrevista póstuma publicada en el periódico alemán Der Spiegel (1976), Heidegger afirma que no está del todo convencido que la democracia sea el sistema político más apropiado para la época técnica actual. A la luz de las cuestiones antes expuestas, el presente ensayo tiene como pretensión vislumbrar un horizonte desde el cual se pueda configurar un espacio de acción y producción para una dimensión política en una época dominada por la esencia de la técnica y la plena consumación del proyecto metafísico de la modernidad.