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Scott was bemoaning the impossibility of learning the truth from media
reports. Those interested in a similar topic might enjoy this link: http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/fd...hris-mooney-un scientific-american/ In Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum explore the American public's disengagement from science and scientists. They explore the historical developments and cultural forces that brought the U.S. from a society that, in the post World War II era, prioritized scientific research and education and viewed science as an important tool for defense and prosperity, to its present state, where citizens seem supremely able to tune out scientific information that bears on the health of their bodies or of the planet, ready to challenge aspects of science education or scientific research that clash with their non-scientific commitments, and inclined to see science as just one interest group among many. |
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MiNe 109 said: Scott was bemoaning the impossibility of learning the truth from media reports. Those interested in a similar topic might enjoy this link: http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/fd...hris-mooney-un scientific-american/ In Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum explore the American public's disengagement from science and scientists. They explore the historical developments and cultural forces that brought the U.S. from a society that, in the post World War II era, prioritized scientific research and education and viewed science as an important tool for defense and prosperity, to its present state, where citizens seem supremely able to tune out scientific information that bears on the health of their bodies or of the planet, ready to challenge aspects of science education or scientific research that clash with their non-scientific commitments, and inclined to see science as just one interest group among many. If there's any truth to that thesis, you can blame it on the republicans. |
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George M. Middius wrote: MiNe 109 said: Scott was bemoaning the impossibility of learning the truth from media reports. Those interested in a similar topic might enjoy this link: http://firedoglake.com/2009/08/08/fd...hris-mooney-un scientific-american/ In Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum explore the American public's disengagement from science and scientists. They explore the historical developments and cultural forces that brought the U.S. from a society that, in the post World War II era, prioritized scientific research and education and viewed science as an important tool for defense and prosperity, to its present state, where citizens seem supremely able to tune out scientific information that bears on the health of their bodies or of the planet, ready to challenge aspects of science education or scientific research that clash with their non-scientific commitments, and inclined to see science as just one interest group among many. If there's any truth to that thesis, you can blame it on the republicans. That's Mooney's previous book, The Republican War On Science http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/ Scroll down to the Young Turks video. Stephen |