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Author Thurs, Daniel Patrick.

Title Science talk : changing notions of science in American popular culture / Daniel Patrick Thurs.

Publication Info. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, [2007]
©2007

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Description 1 online resource (x, 237 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography 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.
Science.
History.
Science -- United States.
United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
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)
0813541522 (electronic book)
9780813540733 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
0813540739 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9780813540740 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
0813540747 (paperback ; alkaline paper)
1281151300
9781281151308