| Description |
1 online resource (1 audio file (8hr., 19 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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data file rda |
| Series |
Science and Fiction ; |
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Kristine, Larsen.
Science and Fiction. Spoken word ;
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Science and fiction (Springer (Firm))
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Cast |
Read by Jennifer Jill Araya. |
| Summary |
From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting that the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria. This audiobook surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions, offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies. This audiobook is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not least, at all scientists concerned about these issues. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Particle accelerators -- Public opinion.
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Science in mass media.
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| Added Author |
Araya, Jennifer Jill.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
How popular media and popularized science feed public fears of particle accelerator experiments |
| ISBN |
9781799915324 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1799915328 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
| Music No. |
MWT14660846 |
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