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Science talk : changing notions of science in American popular culture /

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...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Thurs, Daniel Patrick
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario: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?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 237 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-224) and index.
ISBN:9780813541525
0813541522
9786611151300
6611151303