Unscientific America How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future

Name: Unscientific America How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future
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ISBN: 9780465019175

ISBN-10: 046501917X

ISBN-13: 9780465019175

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Authors: Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum

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Journalist and bestselling author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer an impassioned polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse.

Book details

List price: $25.99
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 6/8/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Geoffrey Trease was a prolific writer, with over 100 books to his name, and has been translated into 20 languages. He is best known for his children's historical fiction. His most popular and successful book, Cue For Treason, portrayed a company of strolling players in Shakespeare's time and a plot to kill Queen Elizabeth I.Chris Mooney lives in Boston, where he is at work on his second novel.



Preface to the Paperback Edition


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


Notes


Index