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Climate change, the energy crisis, nuclear proliferation—many of the most urgent problems of twenty-first century require scientific solutions. And yet Americans are paying less and less attention to scientists. For every five hours of cable news, less than a minute is devoted to science; 46 percent of Americans believe that God, not evolution, created life on earth; the number of newspapers with science sections has shrunk from ninety-five to thirty-three since 1989. The disconnect between the scientific community and American culture grows wider every day. In Unscientific America, journalist and best-selling author Chris Mooney and scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum explain how corporate interests, a weak education system, science-phobic politicians, and hyperspecialized scientists have created this dangerous state of affairs. They also propose a broad array of initiatives that could reverse the current trend and lead to the greater integration of science into our national discourse—before it is too late.
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Science, Study and teaching, Science in popular culture, Communication in science, Nonfiction, Naturvetenskapsundervisning, Science, study and teaching, Science, history, united states, Popular culture, united states, Philosophy of science - social aspects, Study & teaching of science, Science - general & miscellaneousPlaces
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Unscientific America: how scientific illiteracy threatens our future
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