Henderson, Mark, 1974-
The geek manifesto : why science matters / Mark Henderson. - London : Bantam, c2012. - 325 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-309) and index.
Contents: 1 The geeks are coming -- 2 Geeking the vote -- 3 Policy-based evidence -- 4 Unfair and unbalanced -- 5 Geekonomics -- 6 Science lessons -- 7 Doing science justice -- 8 Placebo politics -- 9 Geeks and greens -- 10 Geeks of the world unite!
"Britain's leading science journalist makes an agenda-setting argument that science matters to every aspect of politics with a rallying call to all geeks, wannabe geeks, and secret geeks to join together in a new force our leaders cannot ignore. There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honor. And we should be crying out for them. England is a country where only one of 650 MPs has worked as a research scientist, the government's drug adviser was sacked for making a decision based on scientific fact rather than public opinion, a writer can be forced into court for telling the scientific truth, and the media would rather sell papers by scaremongering over MMR vaccines and GM crops than report the less sensational facts. Whether one wants to improve education, cut crime, enhance public health, or generate clean energy, science and its experimental method is critical. It's time to stop the nonsense! The Geek Manifesto explains what needs to happen to entrench scientific thinking more deeply into politics and society; and how those who are concerned can turn their frustrated outrage into positive action that our country's leaders cannot ignore. Contributors include Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Robin Ince, Evan Harris, Tim Harford, Brian Cox, and Sir Paul Nurse." -- Provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780593068236 [hardbound]
2012551202
Science--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Science in popular culture--Great Britain.
Science in mass media.
Science and state--Great Britain.
The geek manifesto : why science matters / Mark Henderson. - London : Bantam, c2012. - 325 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-309) and index.
Contents: 1 The geeks are coming -- 2 Geeking the vote -- 3 Policy-based evidence -- 4 Unfair and unbalanced -- 5 Geekonomics -- 6 Science lessons -- 7 Doing science justice -- 8 Placebo politics -- 9 Geeks and greens -- 10 Geeks of the world unite!
"Britain's leading science journalist makes an agenda-setting argument that science matters to every aspect of politics with a rallying call to all geeks, wannabe geeks, and secret geeks to join together in a new force our leaders cannot ignore. There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honor. And we should be crying out for them. England is a country where only one of 650 MPs has worked as a research scientist, the government's drug adviser was sacked for making a decision based on scientific fact rather than public opinion, a writer can be forced into court for telling the scientific truth, and the media would rather sell papers by scaremongering over MMR vaccines and GM crops than report the less sensational facts. Whether one wants to improve education, cut crime, enhance public health, or generate clean energy, science and its experimental method is critical. It's time to stop the nonsense! The Geek Manifesto explains what needs to happen to entrench scientific thinking more deeply into politics and society; and how those who are concerned can turn their frustrated outrage into positive action that our country's leaders cannot ignore. Contributors include Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Robin Ince, Evan Harris, Tim Harford, Brian Cox, and Sir Paul Nurse." -- Provided by the publisher
Adult
Text in English
9780593068236 [hardbound]
2012551202
Science--Social aspects--Great Britain.
Science in popular culture--Great Britain.
Science in mass media.
Science and state--Great Britain.