Am I Making Myself Clear? A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public

Name: Am I Making Myself Clear? A Scientist's Guide to Talking to the Public
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ISBN: 9780674066052

ISBN-10: 0674066057

ISBN-13: 9780674066052

Edition: 2009

Authors: Cornelia Dean

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What we don’t know can hurt us—and does so every day. Climate change, health care policy, weapons of mass destruction, an aging infrastructure, stem cell research, endangered species, space exploration—all affect our lives as citizens and human beings in practical and profound ways. But unless we understand the science behind these issues, we cannot make reasonable decisions—and worse, we are susceptible to propaganda cloaked in scientific rhetoric.To convey the facts, this book suggests, scientists must take a more active role in making their work accessible to the media, and thus to the public. In Am I Making Myself Clear? Cornelia Dean, a distinguished science editor and reporter, urges…

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 10/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 7.56" wide x 7.44" long x 0.77" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Cornelia Dean is a science writer and former science editor at the New York Times and teaches seminars on the communication of science at Harvard University.