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Science, Bread, and Circuses : Folkloristic Essays on Science for the Masses /
"In Science, Bread, and Circuses, Gregory Schrempp brings a folkloristic slant to the topic of popular science, calling attention to the persistence of folkloric form, idiom, and worldview within the increasingly important dimension of popular consciousness defined by the impact of science. Sch...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press,
2014.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Formulas of Conversion: A Proverbial Approach to Astronomic Magnitudes
- Leonardo and Copernicus at Aspen: How Science Heroes Can Improve Your Bottom Line
- Opening the Two Totes: Mythos and Logos in the Contemporary Agora-sphere
- Taking the Dawkins Challenge: On Fairy Tales, Viruses, and the Dark Side of the Meme
- The Biggest Losers: A Sensible Plan for Controlling Your Cosmic Appetite
- It's a Wonderfully Conflicted Life! The Survival of Mythology in the Capra-Corn Cosmos
- Departures from Earth I: The Ferris Wheel and the Deep-Space Probe
- Departures from Earth II: The Reason(s) for the Tragedy of Space Shuttle Columbia
- "Goodbye Spoony Juney Moon": A Mythological Reading of Tom Stoppard's Jumpers
- Is Lucretius a God? Epic, Science, and Prescience in De Rerum Natura.