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1 online resource |
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Electronic book. |
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From a scientist and a writer -- Why Pluto matters -- Rethinking the problem of scientific illiteracy -- The rise and cultural decline of American science -- From Sputnik to Sagan -- Third culture, or nerd culture? -- Different rifts, still divided -- Science Escape 2008 -- Unpopular science -- Hollywood and the mad scientists -- Bruising their religion -- The future in our bones -- The bloggers cannot save us -- Is our scientists learning? -- Conclusion: a new mission for American science. |
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Journalist and bestselling author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer an impassioned polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse. |
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Electronic reproduction. New York Basic Books 2009 Available via World Wide Web. |
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Science -- Study and teaching -- United States.
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Communication in science -- United States.
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Science in popular culture -- United States.
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Electronic books.
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Kirshenbaum, Sheril, author.
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OverDrive, Inc., distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780786744558 (electronic bk.) |
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