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100 1  $a Mooney, Chris $q (Chris C.)
245 1  $a Unscientific America : $b how scientific illiteracy threatens our future / $c Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum.
260    $a New York : $b Basic Books, $c c2009.
300    $a xiii, 209 p. ; $c 25 cm.
504    $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-198) and index.
505 0  $a From 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.
520    $a Journalist 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.
650  0 $a Science $x Study and teaching $z United States.
650  0 $a Communication in science $z United States.
650  0 $a Science in popular culture $z United States.
700 1  $a Kirshenbaum, Sheril.
856 42 $z Additional Information at Google Books $u http://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780465013050
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