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| Paper: |
Unscientific America: What's the Problem? What's the Solution? |
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457, Connecting People to Science |
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3 |
| Authors: |
Mooney, C. |
| Abstract: |
It's a staggering paradox. Thee United States has the finest universities in the world and invests more money in scientific
research than any other nation. Yet we're allowing ourselves to fall behind in science education, and behind other
countries like China, in green energy innovation. Meanwhile, most Americans know very little about science, and often
don't even understand what they're missing—or why science matters to their lives. No wonder we have unending battles
over the science of global warming, the teaching of evolution, and whether or not to vaccinate our children. How could the
U.S. become so...unscientific? And what can we do about it? How can we make science popular again, or even...sexy? In
this talk, Chris Mooney explains the reasons for the gap between science and the U.S. public, and what we can do to bring
these two worlds—both of which need the other—back together again. |
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