That industry has its own book club (the Audio Book Club), its own retail chain (Talking Book World), its own magazine (AudioFile), its own technological debates (tape or CD or, now, MP3?) and its own narrative stars (including Patrick Fraley, who recreates dozens of dialects in his Mark Twain readings).
Prompted by technological change, debates on the "data revolution" and "smart city" also have direct bearing on the USDG.
Of greater interest to many readers than the largely technical debates over species diversity and the side effects of fracking will be Gore's view of the influence of technological innovation on politics.
In recent years, though, as the fields of robotics and A.I. have experienced vast technological leaps, the debate has shifted, with many economists acknowledging that the balance of jobs created versus jobs eliminated could start moving the other way, almost certainly leading to more income inequality.
While the physical understanding of electromigration mechanisms is less of a debate, technological challenges towards the fabrication of metal wires/vias able to carry the ever increasing current densities are enormous.
In discussing the potential impact of the TPP on inhibiting or stimulating domestic technological development, the debate should refer to economic history, and recognize that the governments in what are now regarded as advanced economies have always played an active role in such development processes.
And it has become increasingly difficult to separate this belief from important political, technological and ideological debates over copyright, privacy and security.
"Related work" section presents a survey of related work in terms of the state-of-the-art research, technological developments, issues, debates, gaps, and challenges.
By applying a patent landscape approach, the study offers a quantitative perspective on current developments in waste heat recovery technology, provides indicators of future trends, and contributes to debate about technological competition in the automotive industry.
But there is the other side of this technological, legal and ethical debate: all the other kids are doing it.
