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Science and Public Bibliography: October 2000

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Science and public bibliography: October 2000

A monthly round-up of books, reports and articles collated by the Wellcome
Library's Information Service. <http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/infoserv> Where
freely available, Web links have been provided to the full text document.
All the below references are publicly available, for reference, in the
Information Service, http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/infoserv ,or from the British
Library's Lending Division via public, academic or workplace libraries.


Books & Reports 

Market & Opinion Research International.  
Attitudes towards gene cloning and gene therapy : a survey among the general
public / MORI social research.
London : MORI, 2000  32p.
Subject headings: Science - public opinion; genetics; cloning; genetic
engineering

Payson, S.  Economics, science, and technology 
Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2000 262p.  ISBN:
1858986729
Subject headings:  Economics; science; technology

Economic and Social Research Council.  
The politics of GM food : risk, science and public trust. 
Brighton: ESRC Global Environmental Change Programme, University of Sussex,
1999 22p.  ISBN: 0903622882
Subject headings:  Risk assessment; risk communication; genetic engineering;
food safety; communication in science; public policy

Cragg Ross Dawson [prepared by]
Public perceptions of the collection of human biological samples : summary
report. London : Wellcome Trust ; Medical Research Council, 2000 8p.
Summary and full report:
<http://library.wellcome.ac.uk/ftlist/l856^bib14,73,73,100,1,0>
Subject headings:  Biotechnology - public opinion; genetics



Articles - Science & Public 

Science has changed and so must the Nobel Prize.  Independent 11 October
2000 p.5
An article by John Maddox, editor emeritus of 'Nature' and first honorary
fellow of the Royal Society discusses the need for an overhaul of the Nobel
prize system due to the enlarged pool of outstanding scientists and the
increasing tendency for a large number of people to collaborate on papers.

Shopping for science. Science and Public Affairs October 2000 pp.12-13
A review of the government's white paper; Excellence and Opportunity: A
Science and Innovation Policy for the 21st Century. The white paper
recognises the relationship between science and the public must change, it
adopts a market-orientated approach, with the public represented as
consumers. It recognises the need for public involvement in decision-making
but gives little clue as to how this will be achieved.

Farrar, S.  Has the GM backlash blighted British botany?  Times Higher
Education Supplement  20 October 2000 pp.22-23
The conclusions of a survey conducted by THES in which plant scientists were
asked about the impact of the debate surrounding GM crops.  Two thirds of
plant scientists thought that meaningful dialogue between scientists and the
public was non-existent, whilst 41% of non-GM scientists thought that the
debate brought scientific issues into the public arena.  Many blamed the
media for sensationalising stories and there was wide opinion that
scientists did not have the skills to communicate effectively via the media.
A large majority felt that the debate had created a climate of hostility
towards science.



Articles - Public Attitudes & Participation 

NERC to open Council meeting to the public.  Research Fortnight  Vol.7  11
October 2000 p.2
The Natural Environment Council (NERC) has decided to open one of its
Council meetings up to the public. This experiment may also involve holding
an open forum at which issues relevant to the NERC could be raised by the
public and discussed with members of the Council.

Making dialogue happen. Science and Public Affairs October 2000 pp.20-21
The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Report, Science
and Society, has outlined the need to create dialogue between scientists and
the public as well as to introduce science into the lives of ordinary
people. A project called Journey into Science at St Mary Redcliffe church in
Bristol is successfully doing this. The project involves the local community
organising and participating in a number of activities such as scientific
debates, displays of scientific images and scientific study of the local
environment.




Articles - Science Communication 

Science promotion penalties must go.  THES 29 September 2000 p.4
The minister for science, Lord Sainsbury, has admitted that proposals in the
government's latest science white paper "Excellence and Opportunity",
calling for scientists to act as ambassadors of science, need more
consideration if researchers are not to be penalised for their initiative.  

A route to better understanding.  Science & Public Affairs October 2000
pp.16-17
Ben Johnson and Frank Burnet outline Science on the Buses, a poster campaign
to promote the idea that science is a part of everyday life.  The project
was aimed at young adults, shown to be the most difficult group to reach,
and buses were chosen as a venue well used by the target audience.  A survey
showed that a large proportion reacted positively to the posters,
particularly those posters with high visual and low graphical content and
over a third recognised the core message that "science is a part of every
day life".

Adding a little showbiz.  Science & Public Affairs October 2000 pp.22-23
The government's recent white paper said that wider communication and
engagement with the public is essential for scientists.  This is being
encouraged by a number of schemes and training events run mainly by the
research councils.  However, the scientific community must overcome the
perception that talking to outsiders involves "dumbing down" their work. 

Meek, James.  Civil servants, scientists and the road to the truth.
Guardian 28 October 2000 p.12
The author uses the BSE crisis and the issue over the safety of mobile
phones as examples of communicating risk to the public.  He criticises
scientists during the BSE crisis for bowing to pressures from civil servants
to provide safety reassurance and states that scientists should learn how to
present complex issues to the public.  Examples of scare stories are
outlined, together with future issues for science and safety.



Articles - Science & Art

Ede, Siān.  The truth about art-and-science. Science and Public Affairs
October 2000 pp.18-19
The author casts a sceptical eye over the "sci-art" phenomenon that has
emerged over the past few years.  She argues that scientists are able to
present the aesthetic quality of science as well as artists, and that books,
films and lectures rather than art usually offer the public a better
understanding of science.   She concludes that in most cases science has
little to gain from sci-art projects but she describes some interesting
exceptions.



Articles - Science & Media 

Beyond understanding 2. Physics World  Vol.13 October 2000 p.15
"Who's misunderstanding whom?" is a new report on the relationship between
science and the media, written by Ian Hargreaves, professor of journalism at
Cardiff University.  Commissioned by the Economic and Social Research
Council (ESRC), the report argues that social scientists should become more
involved in the public dimension of science.  It recommends that datasets
should be created to track the public's understanding of science, that
research should be undertaken into the communication of risk and that a new
label for "public understanding of science" should be considered.  The
report can be found at <http://www.esrc.ac.uk/whom/whofirst.html>


Articles - Science Education 

Thomas, Jeff.  Learning about genes and evolution through formal and
informal education.  Studies in Science Education Vol.35 2000 pp.59-92
The paper explores ways that pupils and adults learn about genetics and
evolution and how they can relate what they learn to themselves.  The role
and influence of both informal and formal learning channels are reviewed and
the problems of existing practice are highlighted.

Louise Simon
Information Officer
Wellcome Trust Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine
183 Euston Road
London
NW1 2BE
Tel: 0171-611-7316
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

The Wellcome Trust is a registered charity, No.210183



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