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Science 16 October 1998:
Vol. 282. no. 5388, p. 421
DOI: 10.1126/science.282.5388.421
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SCIENCE COMMUNICATION:
Science and Civics, Still Immiscible
A review by Kai N. Lee
Science in Public Communication, Culture, and Credibility
Jane Gregory and Steve Miller
Plenum Trade, New York, 1998. 304 pp. $29.95, C$41.95. ISBN 0-306-45860-8.
The authors examine debates on the nature and roles of popular science, the public understanding of science, and the presentation of science in the mass media. Among the topics they touch upon are science in museums and the public perception of risks of alar on apples, bovine spongiform encephalopathy, and collisions with comets.
The author is at the Center for Environmental Studies, Williams College, P.O. Box 632, Williamstown, MA 01267, USA. E-mail: Kai.N.Lee{at}Williams.edu
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