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Author: Andrew Hunt
Publisher: Heinemann
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 262
ISBN-13: 9780435654665
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEducation policy encourages students to study a broad range of AS levels in their first post-16 year. The AS Science for Public Understanding course offers science for non-science specialists. This work aims to offer an understanding of science for those studying mainly arts A Levels
Author: Lewis Wolpert
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9780674929814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWolpert draws on the entire history of science, from Thales of Miletus to Watson and Crick, from the study of eugenics to the discovery of the double helix. The result is a scientist's view of the culture of science, authoritative, informed, and mercifully accessible to those who find cohabiting with this culture a puzzling experience.
Author: Meinolf Dierkes
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-06-28
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 1135288062
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'This is a welcome book. The issues of public understanding of science open many questions. What does "understanding" mean? How does understanding translate into attitudes towards science and trust in scientists? What is the role of the mass media? The essays in this book shed light on such questions bringing insights from several disciplines. They help to define a meaningful research agenda for the future. - Professor Dorothy Nelkin, New York University
Author: Jones, Stephen
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Published: 2019-05-22
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1529206944
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.
Author: Alan Irwin
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Published: 2003-10-16
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 0335225896
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow might social theory, public understanding of science and science policy best inform one another? What have been the key features of science-society relations in the modern world? How are we to re-think science-society relations in the context of globalization, hybridity and changing patterns of governance? This topical and unique book draws together the three key perspectives on science-society relations: public understanding of science, scientific and public governance, and social theory. The book presents a series of case studies (including the debates on genetically modified foods and the AIDS movement in the USA) to discuss critically the ways in which social theorists, social scientists, and science policy makers deal with science-society relations. ‘Science' and 'society' combine in many complex ways. Concepts such as citizenship, expertise, governance, democracy and the public need to be re-thought in the context of contemporary concerns with globalization and hybridity. A radical new approach is developed and the notion of ethno-epistemic assemblage is used to articulate a new series of questions for the theorization, empirical study and politics of science-society relations.
Author: John Durant
Publisher: NMSI Trading Ltd
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 114
ISBN-13: 9780901805492
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe essays in this volume are organised thematically. The first essay sets the scene by reviewing the present position and future potential of science museums as educational and cultural resources. The next section is devoted to the role of museum exhibitions and analyses how exhibitions deal with complex material. The third section is concerned with museum programmes and reports on the strengths and weaknesses of different museum programmes, ranging from gallery drama to the Boston Museum's innovative experiment with Science-by-mail.
Author: David Knight
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-10-16
Total Pages: 461
ISBN-13: 1134624999
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnswering questions such as whether the interesting parts of science be conveyed in sermons, poems, pictures and journalism, Knight explores the history of science to show how the successes and failures of our ancestors can help us understand the position science comes to occupy now.
Author: Peter Broks
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Published: 2006-06-16
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 0335224377
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience is a defining feature of the modern world, and popular science is where most of us make sense of that fact. Understanding Popular Science provides a framework to help understand the development of popular science and current debates about it. In a lively and accessible style, Peter Broks shows how popular science has been invented, redefined and fought over. From early-nineteenth century radical science to twenty-first century government initiatives, he examines popular science as an arena where the authority of science and the authority of the state are legitimized and challenged. The book includes clear accounts of the public perception of scientists, visions of the future, fears of an “anti-science” movement and concerns about scientific literacy. The final chapter proposes a new model for understanding the interaction between lay and expert knowledge. This book is essential reading in cultural studies, science studies, history of science and science communication.
Author: LeeAnn Kahlor
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009-11-13
Total Pages: 280
ISBN-13: 1135269807
DOWNLOAD EBOOKScience communication has become increasingly popular in journalism and mass communication as the media offer more scientific and technological information to the public. This volume explores the evolution of science communication, addressing key issues and offering substance for future study. Harnessing the energies of junior scholars on the forefront of science communication, this work pushes the boundaries of research forward, allowing scholars to sample the multiple paradigms and agendas that will play a role in shaping the future of science communication. Editors LeeAnn Kahlor and Patrici.
Author: National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Committee on Staff-Training-Extramural Programs
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Published: 1972
Total Pages: 284
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