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1 online resource (x, 237 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-224) and index. |
Contents |
Talking about science -- Phrenology -- Evolution -- Relativity -- UFOs -- Intelligent design. |
Summary |
Science news is met by the public with a mixture of fascination and disengagement. On the one hand, Americans are inflamed by topics ranging from the question of whether or not Pluto is a planet to the ethics of stem-cell research. But on the other hand, the complexity of scientific research can be confusing and overwhelming, causing many to divert their attentions elsewhere and leave science to the?experts.?. Whether they follow science news closely or not, Americans take for granted that discoveries in the sciences are constantly occurring. Few, however, stop to consider how these advances? |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Science -- History.
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Science. |
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History. |
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Science -- United States.
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United States. |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Thurs, Daniel Patrick. Science talk. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2007 9780813540733 0813540739 (DLC) 2006035927 (OCoLC)74649120 |
ISBN |
9780813541525 (electronic book) |
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0813541522 (electronic book) |
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9780813540733 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813540739 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780813540740 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0813540747 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1281151300 |
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9781281151308 |
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