Format:
1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:
9780197518656
Series Statement:
Oxford scholarship online
Content:
There is ample evidence that it is difficult for the general public to understand and internalise scientific facts. Disputes over such facts are often amplified amid political controversies. As we've seen with climate change and even COVID-19, politicians rely on the perceptions of their constituents when making decisions that impact public policy. So, how do we make sure that what the public understands is accurate? In this book, Steven L. Goldman traces the public's suspicion of scientific knowledge claims to a broad misunderstanding, reinforced by scientists themselves, of what it is that scientists know, how they know it, and how to act on the basis of it.
Note:
Also issued in print: 2021. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 15, 2021)
Additional Edition:
9780197518625
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe 9780197518625
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/oso/9780197518625.001.0001
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