Science in Public: Communication, Culture, and Credibility

by Jane Gregory, Steven Miller, Steve Miller, et al.

Book Overview

Does the general public need to understand science? And if so, is it scientists' responsibility to communicate? Critics have argued that, despite the huge strides made in technology, we live in a "scientifically illiterate" society--one that thinks about the world and makes important decisions without taking scientific knowledge into account. But is the solution to this "illiteracy" to deluge the layman with scientific information? Or does science...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738203572
• ISBN13: 9780738203577
• Release Date: August 2000
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher