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Subject: Science and public bibliography: January 2002

Science and public bibliography: January 2002

A monthly round-up of books, reports and articles collated by the Wellcome 
Library's Information Service. Where freely available, web links have been 
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Books & Reports

Ascott, Roy (ed.)
Art, technology, consciousness : [log in to unmask]
Bristol : Intellect, 2000, 204p. ISBN 1841500410
Subject headings: Technology and the arts
Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated ASTC sourcebook of 
science center statistics 2001.
Washington, D.C. : Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated,
c2001, 62p. ISBN 0944040632
Subject headings: Science museums

Bell, David.
An introduction to cybercultures.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2001. 246p. ISBN 041524658X
Subject headings: Information technology; Internet; Computers - Social aspects

Best, Joel.
Damned lies and statistics : untangling numbers from the media, 
politicians, and activists.
Berkeley : University of California Press, c2001, 190p, ISBN 0520219783
Subject headings: Social sciences; Mass media

Brown, James Robert.
Who rules in science? : an opinionated guide to the wars.
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001, 236p. ISBN 0674006526
Subject headings: Science and state; Science - Social aspects

Commission of the European Communities
[Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, 
the Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions] 
Science and Society action plan. COM(2001) 714 final
Brussels: European Commission, 2001.
Subject headings: Science and state - Europe; Science - Study and teaching; 
Science - Social aspects; Science museums; Women in science; Science - 
Moral and ethical aspects; Risk communication
http://www.cordis.lu/rtd2002/science-society/home.htm

Denning, Peter J.
The Invisible future : the seamless integration of technology into everyday 
life.
New York : McGraw-Hill, 2002, 384p. ISBN 0071382240
Subject headings: Technology - Social aspects; Computers - Social aspects

Diamond, Judy.
Practical evaluation guide : tools for museums and other informal 
educational settings.
Walnut Creek, Calif. : AltaMira Press, c1999, 192p. ISBN 0761989390
Subject headings; Science - Study and teaching - Aids and devices; Science 
museums - Education aspects

Dierking, Lynn D. & Martin, Laura MW (eds.)
Informal science education. Special issue of Science education (v. 81, no. 
6, November 1997).
New York : Wiley, 1997. [183]p.
Subject headings: Science - Study and teaching

European Commission.
Directorate-General for Research.
Europeans, science and technology. Series: Eurobarometer; 55.2
[Brussels?] : European Commission, 2001. 62p.
Subject headings: Science - Public opinion; Science - Knowledge and 
learning; Comprehension; Young adults; Career planning; Genetically 
modified foods; Transgenic plants; Scientists - Public opinion; Research
http://europa.eu.int/comm/dg10/epo/eb/eb55/eb552_sctech.html

Loader, Brian D.
Cyberspace divide : equality, agency, and policy in the information society.
London ; New York : Routledge, 1998, 266p. ISBN 0415169682
Subject headings: Technology - Social aspects; Information technology; 
Computers - Social aspects

MORI
Visitors to museums & galleries in the UK : research study / conducted for
Resource: the Council for Museums, Archives and Libraries.
London : MORI, 2001, 27p.
http://www.resource.gov.uk/information/research/mori3.pdf
Subject headings: Science museums - Social aspects

Newton, Leonard and Rogers, Laurence.
Teaching science with ICT.
London : Continuum, 2001, 160p. ISBN 0826455182
Subject headings: Science - Study and teaching - Aids and devices; 
Information technology

Park, Alison (ed.) et al.
British social attitudes : the 18th report
London : SAGE, 2001, 366p. ISBN 0761974539
Subject headings: Public opinion; Genetic engineering - Public opinion; 
Internet; Environmental sciences - Public opinion

Snell Copes, Jane.
Let's try it ... and see what happens! Science experiments for public settings
St. Paul, Minnesota : Science Museum of Minnesota, 1997. 173p. ISBN
911338527
Subject headings: Science museums - Education aspects

Wilber, Ken.
The marriage of sense and soul : integrating science and religion
Dublin : Gateway, 2001, 223p. ISBN 0717132358
Subject headings: Religion and science

Articles - Science & Public

Wynne, Brian. Creating public alienation: expert cultures of risk and 
ethics on GMOs.
Science as Culture, vol.10 no.4, December 2001 pp.445-482
The author analyses the different kinds of public response to the issue of 
genetically modified organisms (GMOs), particularly the shift in public 
reaction from scientifically-based risk concerns to ethical concerns. He is 
critical of the scientific institutions which are reluctant to allow their 
knowledge accountable to public discussion of its limitations and believes 
that the current scientific-policy culture patronises the public as 
"intellectually vacuous". He analyses some leading expert reports on the 
ethical issues which are assumed to be the basis of public concern about GMOs.

Articles - Science Communication

Pinch, Trevor. The Golem: uncertainty and communicating science.
Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol.6 no.4, 2000 pp.511-523
The paper users the metaphor of the Golem myth as a way of understanding 
uncertainty in science. In Jewish mythology the Golem is a powerful, but 
unruly giant made of clay by human hands. The metaphor highlights science 
as a discipline of human endeavour, the uncertainty accompanying science 
and tries to establish ways of talking about science and technology 
"without falling into the traps of hagiography and idolatry".

Rogers, Carol L. Making the audience a key participant in the science 
communication process.
Science and Engineering Ethics, Vol.6 no.4, 2000 pp.553-557
The author states that not enough is known about the public audiences that 
receive scientific information though the mass media. Results from an 
audience-based study are discussed and strategies are suggested that help 
scientists and journalists modify media coverage to enable the public a 
greater understanding of science issues.

Articles - Science & Media

Bateson, Patrick. Reporting the facts, not fiction.
Excellence in Science, December 2001 p.10
Professor Patrick Bateson, Vice-President and Secretary of the Royal 
Society, introduces the revised Guidelines on science and health
communication, prepared by the Social Issues Research Centre in partnership 
with the Royal Society and the Royal Institution of Great Britain. They are 
designed to achieve a better relationship between journalists and the 
medical professions. During the next six months the three organisations 
will monitor the media to access the impact of the guidelines. The 
guidelines can be found at 
http://www.sirc.org/publik/revised_guidelines.shtml.
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/news/n_fr.htm

Articles - Science Education

A different way of learning. RTD Info, November 2001, pp.4-7
The article provides examples of hands-on learning at schools and science 
centres around Europe where experimentation and play are used as innovative 
ways of teaching science.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/news-centre/en/soc/01-10-soc02.html

Science in the classroom. Excellence in Science, December 2001, pp.6-7
The article outlines the challenges that face the teaching of science. 
These are: a content-heavy curriculum where little time is spent discussing 
the social implications of science; over-stretched teaching staff who may 
lack opportunity to enthuse their students. Successful science education 
should include up-to-date resources, interaction with practising scientists 
and opportunities to meet for stakeholders in the education of young people.
http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/news/Excellence_1201.pdf

Testing time for science. RTD Info, November 2001, pp.8-11
There is general consensus that secondary school children are giving up on 
science throughout Europe. A number of reasons have been given: a general 
distrust of science reflecting events such as Chernobyl, BSE etc; science 
education is too abstract with little scope for stimulating individual 
thought and experimentation; it focuses on the teaching of theoretical 
concepts without referring to the science young people see in the world 
around them.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/news-centre/en/soc/01-10-soc03.html

Hawkey, Roy. Walking with woodlice: an experiment in biodiversity education.
Journal of Biological Education, vol.36 no.1, Winter 2001 pp.11-15
The article describes a web-based project called "Walking with woodlice" 
that aimed to engage 7 to 14 year olds with biodiversity by enabling 
first-hand encounters with the natural world. The project seeked to raise 
awareness by actively involving them in biological research. The students' 
task was to identify and record the different species of woodlice found in 
their area. The project also aimed to explore the use of the internet for 
sharing and distributing data. The project can be found at
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/woodlice.

Kelley, Colleen, Jordan, Alyce and Roberts, Catherine. Finding the science 
in art: an interdisciplinary course linking art, math and chemistry.
Journal of College Science Teaching, vol.31 no.3, November 2001 pp.162-166
Northern Arizona University have created a course for non-science students 
called the Science of Art that investigates the many ways in which 
"chemical and mathematical concepts inform artistic techniques and art 
history trends".

Naji, Majda. The storytellers. Science Education Newsletter, December 2001 
pp.5-7
The author describes the use of drama as a method of teaching science. It 
allows students to use both analytical perception and creative and 
intuitive thinking. The article gives examples of role playing to enact the 
life and work of famous scientists.

Scott, Andrew. Science of the unknown matter that does matter. Times 
Education Supplement, 16 November 2001 p.21.
The author argues that young people can be put off science at school, 
because they consider it to be just a succession of facts. Instead, he
suggests that the mysteries at the heart of science - what we are, where we 
have come from, why we are here - should be acknowledged and explored.

Tunnicliffe, Sue Dale. Talking about plants - comments of primary school 
groups looking at plant exhibits in a botanical garden. Journal of
Biological education, vol.36, no.1, Winter 2001 pp.27-35
A project that examines what children talk about when looking at plant 
exhibits. The project sought to establish whether there were differences in 
content when there were adults present and when the group comprised of 
boy-only, girl-only and mixed groups.

Articles- Science Museums & Science Centres

Mason, Robert. On the web. Museum Practice, Issue 18 (vol. 6, no. 3) 2001 p.15
An overview of web sites designed to help museums find out more about their 
audiences and how to market their services to them.

En route to the museum of the 21st century. RTD info, November 2001, pp.16-19
An outline of the new educational approaches adopted at the Deutsches 
Museum, one of Europe's oldest science and technology museums. These 
include interactive walk-through models, interactive displays, a science 
theatre, an observatory, and facilities for students and teachers.
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/news-centre/en/soc/01-10-soc05.html


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