Science talk: changing notions of science in American popular culture
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Main Author: Thurs, Daniel Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press c2007
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-224) and index
Talking about science -- Phrenology -- Evolution -- Relativity -- UFOs -- Intelligent design
Science news is met by the public with a mixture of fascination and disengagement. On the one hand, Americans are inflamed by topics ranging from the question of whether or not Pluto is a planet to the ethics of stem-cell research. But on the other hand, the complexity of scientific research can be confusing and overwhelming, causing many to divert their attentions elsewhere and leave science to the ?experts.?. Whether they follow science news closely or not, Americans take for granted that discoveries in the sciences are constantly occurring. Few, however, stop to consider how these advances?
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 237 p.)
ISBN:0813541522
1281151300
9780813541525
9781281151308

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