000380747 000__ 02249cam\a2200409\a\4500 000380747 001__ 380747 000380747 005__ 20210513134148.0 000380747 006__ m\\\\\\\\u\\\\\\\\ 000380747 007__ cr\cn||||||||| 000380747 008__ 090413s2009\\\\nyu\\\\\sb\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000380747 010__ $$z 2009015482 000380747 015__ $$aGBA989842$$2bnb 000380747 0167_ $$z015367425$$2Uk 000380747 020__ $$z9780465013050 (hbk. : alk. paper) : 000380747 020__ $$z0465013058 (hbk. : alk. paper) 000380747 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387059 000380747 035__ $$a(OCoLC)646821962 000380747 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000380747 043__ $$an-us--- 000380747 05014 $$aQ149.U5$$bM66 2009eb 000380747 08204 $$a509.73$$222 000380747 1001_ $$aMooney, Chris$$q(Chris C.) 000380747 24510 $$aUnscientific America$$h[electronic resource] :$$bhow scientific illiteracy threatens our future /$$cChris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum. 000380747 260__ $$aNew York :$$bBasic Books,$$cc2009. 000380747 300__ $$axiii, 209 p. ;$$c25 cm. 000380747 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 133-198) and index. 000380747 5050_ $$aFrom a scientist and a writer -- Why Pluto matters -- Rethinking the problem of scientific illiteracy -- The rise and cultural decline of American science -- From Sputnik to Sagan -- Third culture, or nerd culture? -- Different rifts, still divided -- Science Escape 2008 -- Unpopular science -- Hollywood and the mad scientists -- Bruising their religion -- The future in our bones -- The bloggers cannot save us -- Is our scientists learning? -- Conclusion: a new mission for American science. 000380747 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000380747 520__ $$aJournalist and bestselling author Mooney and scientist Kirshenbaum offer an impassioned polemic about the dangers of America's scientific illiteracy. They go on to propose a broad array of initiatives that could lead to a greater integration of science into the national discourse. 000380747 650_0 $$aScience$$xStudy and teaching$$zUnited States. 000380747 650_0 $$aCommunication in science$$zUnited States. 000380747 650_0 $$aScience in popular culture$$zUnited States. 000380747 655_7 $$aElectronic books.$$2lcsh 000380747 7001_ $$aKirshenbaum, Sheril. 000380747 85280 $$bebk$$hEbrary Academic Complete 000380747 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/usiricelib/Doc?id=10387059$$zOnline Access 000380747 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:380747$$pGLOBAL_SET 000380747 980__ $$aEBOOK 000380747 980__ $$aBIB 000380747 982__ $$aEbook 000380747 983__ $$aOnline