Uncertain science ... : uncertain world / Henry N. Pollack.
Publisher's description: Scientific uncertainty puzzles many people. The puzzlement arises when scientists have more than one answer, and disagree among themselves. This book helps people find their way through this maze of scientific contradiction and uncertainty. By acquainting them with the...
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| Alternate Title: | Uncertain world |
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. |
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Table of Contents:
- Setting the stage
- Uncertain about science
- Can the media help?
- Unfamiliarity breeds uncertainty
- Fever or chill?
- A fifty-fifty chance
- I'm not quite sure how this works
- See what happens if ...
- Reconstructing the past
- Predicting the future
- Out of the blue
- In a climate of uncertainty.