| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 250 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Notes on the Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Communicating Biological Sciences: An Introduction; PART I SETTING THE SCENE: ISSUES OF HYPE, HUBRIS AND HUMILITY; 2 How Journalism Can Hide the Truth about Science; 3 Technologies of Humility: Citizen Participation in Governing Science; PART II SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, ETHICS AND FRAMING: MODELS AND CULTURAL REALITY; 4 The Ethics of Framing Science; 5 Bioethical Decisions and the Public Sphere: A Cross-Cultural Perspective; 6 Journalism and Society |
| Summary |
Communicating Biological Sciences discusses the 'ethics' of science communication in light of recent developments in biotechnology and biomedicine. It focuses on the role of metaphors in the creation of visions and the framing of scientific advances, as well as their impact on patterns of public acceptance and rejection, trust and scepticism. Its rigorous investigation will appeal not only to science writers and scientists, but also to scholars of sociology, science and technology studies, media and journalism |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Science news -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Communication in science.
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Metaphor.
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metaphor.
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SCIENCE -- Philosophy & Social Aspects.
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Communication in science
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Metaphor
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nerlich, Brigitte, 1956-
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Elliott, Richard, 1982-
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Larson, Brendon.
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| ISBN |
9780754676331 |
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0754676331 |
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0754676323 |
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9780754676324 |
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