The secret life of science : how it really works and why it matters /

"We take the advance of science as given. But how does science really work? Is it truly as healthy as we tend to think? How does the system itself shape what scientists do? [This book] takes a clear-eyed and provocative look at the current state of global science, shedding light on a cutthroat...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Baumberg, Jeremy J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Science > Social aspects.
Science > Methodology.
Scientists > Training of.
Communication in science.
Discoveries in science.
Sciences > Aspect social.
Sciences > Méthodologie.
Information scientifique.
Découvertes scientifiques.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SCIENCE > Research & Methodology.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Questing science
  • What is science?
  • Motivating science
  • Publish or perish
  • What science do scientists hear about
  • What science do you get to hear?
  • What science gets done
  • Who becomes a scientist
  • The future of science
  • Changing the ecosystem.

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