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Science and the media : alternative routes in scientific communication /
In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurat...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
London :
Routledge,
1998.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in science, technology, and society ;
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurate reporting by journalists or to public curiosity, nor a wish to gain recognition and additional funding. Rather, it is a tactic to which the scientific community are pushed by certain "internal" crisis situations. Bucchi examines three cases of scientists turning to the public: the cold fusion case. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 195 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0203064879 9780203064870 9781134657414 1134657412 9781134657360 1134657366 9781134657407 1134657404 9780415510516 0415510511 |