Why Science?

By: R.Stephen White

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Paperback | 1 January 1999

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The book Why Science? is written for the millions of science teachers, students and the public who want evidence for their views. Society must make important choices in health and medicine, the environment, energy sources, the courts and in risk and safety. These issues and many other problems facing us require knowledge of science for their solution. Polls show that nearly half of the US population believes the myths, superstition and paranormal delivered by TV and the press. Despite the great advances of science in the 20th century, pseudoscience and antiscience are still around - even growing in some of the greatest universities and institutions in the land.
Why Science? contains resource material for science teachers at all levels. Students in advanced high school science courses and in community and four-year colleges and universities taking campus-wide enrichment science courses will find the book compelling.

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Acknowledgements	p. xi
About the Author	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Public Worries	p. xvi
Sometimes Forgotten Advances in Science and Technology	p. xix
The Need for Informed Citizens	p. xxiv
The "Science Views" Columns	p. xxv
Superstition and the Paranormal	p. 1
UFOs, Social Security and Generation X	p. 2
Alien Abductions	p. 5
Astrology	p. 7
Astral Projection	p. 9
Psychics	p. 11
Magicians, Randi and Geller	p. 14
The Chupacabras	p. 16
The Shroud of Turin	p. 18
Noah's Ark	p. 20
Science and Antiscience	p. 23
Introduction to "Science Views"	p. 26
Science and the Public	p. 28
The Metric System	p. 30
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History	p. 32
The Smithsonian Museum	p. 34
Higher Superstition	p. 36
The Culture Wars	p. 38
Pathological Science	p. 40
Science and Technology by Mandate	p. 42
Forensic Use of DNA	p. 44
Gambling	p. 46
Medical Science	p. 49
Brief History of Medicine	p. 49
Alternative Medicine	p. 54
Fluoridation	p. 59
Aging	p. 61
Breast Implants	p. 63
Repressed Memories	p. 65
Does HIV cause Aids?	p. 67
Medical Research with Animals	p. 69
The Mad Cow Disease	p. 71
Electromagnetic Fields and Cancer	p. 73
Nuclear Medicine	p. 75
Traditional Chinese Medicine	p. 77
The Environment	p. 79
Formation of the Earth	p. 82
The Weather	p. 85
Evolution of Plants and Animals	p. 87
Environmental Policy	p. 89
Population Limits	p. 93
Zero Risk Pesticide Policy	p. 95
Carcinogens and Anticarcinogens in Food	p. 97
The Asbestos Hazard	p. 99
The Alar False Alarm	p. 101
The Dioxin Debate	p. 103
Credibility of Asteroid and Air Pollution Risks	p. 105
The Endangered Species Act	p. 107
Telescopes and Red Squirrels	p. 109
Low Level Radioactive Waste	p. 112
The Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository	p. 113
Transport of Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel	p. 116
Energy Science	p. 119
Deregulation of Electric Power	p. 120
Alternative Energy Myths	p. 121
Nuclear Energy	p. 123
A Reality Check on Battery-Electric Vehicles	p. 127
Thermonuclear Fusion	p. 128
Electrical Power	p. 131
Coal Power	p. 133
Petroleum	p. 135
Natural Gas	p. 137
Nuclear Reactor Fission Power	p. 139
Solar Power	p. 141
Solar Photovoltaic Power	p. 143
Wind Power	p. 144
Geothermal Power	p. 147
Biomass Production of Energy	p. 149
Fuel Cells	p. 151
Thermonuclear Fusion Power	p. 153
Cold Fusion	p. 155
Battery-Electric Vehicles	p. 158
Basic and Applied Science	p. 161
The Origin of the Universe	p. 162
Superconductivity	p. 165
The Golden Age of American Science	p. 167
Is American Science in Decline?	p. 170
The Big Bang Origin of the Universe	p. 172
The End of the World	p. 175
The Structure of Matter	p. 177
Antimatter Atoms	p. 179
Molecule of the Year	p. 181
The Earth's Atmosphere	p. 183
Earthquakes and Continental Drift	p. 185
Darwin's Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection	p. 187
The Dinosaurs' Demise	p. 189
Molecular Adam and Mitochondrial Eve	p. 191
Genetic Cloning	p. 193
Was Ancient Life found from Mars?	p. 195
Agricultural Sciences	p. 197
The Rad Lab at Ucb	p. 199
The 1995 Nobel Prizes in the Sciences	p. 201
Space Travel	p. 203
Science Education	p. 207
The Public's Views	p. 207
Education	p. 209
The Media	p. 212
References	p. 217
Index	p. 225
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