Unscientific America, how scientific illiteracy threatens our future, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
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Unscientific America, how scientific illiteracy threatens our future, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-198) and index
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Unscientific America
Nature of contents
bibliography
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213851106
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Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
Sub title
how scientific illiteracy threatens our future
Table Of Contents
From a scientist and a writer -- Why Pluto matters -- Rethinking the problem of scientific illiteracy -- The rise and cultural decline of American science -- From Sputnik to Sagan -- Third culture, or nerd culture? -- Different rifts, still divided -- Science Escape 2008 -- Unpopular science -- Hollywood and the mad scientists -- Bruising their religion -- The future in our bones -- The bloggers cannot save us -- Is our scientists learning? -- Conclusion: a new mission for American science
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