Science & Civic Life - Museums & Social Issues 4:1 Thematic Issue

List of contents

1. Introduction-Exhibits are Not Enough 2. Science in the Obama Administration 3. Engaging the Public in Public Policy-How Far Should Museums Go? 4. Mind the Gap-Science Museums as Sources of Civic Innovation 5. Science and Technology Policy and Ethics-What Role Should Science Museums Play? 6. Participatory Approaches in Science and Technology-Historical Origins and Current Practices in Critical Perspective 7. Making Peace With Plutonium-The B-Reactor and the Future Stewardship of Nuclear Landscapes 8. Addressing Climate Change in the Adirondacks

About the author

Kris Morrissey, Robert Garfinkle

Summary

This book promotes the idea and the practice of a scientific culture in science museums, art museums, gardens, libraries, coffee houses, school meetings and social gatherings. It encourages common man to think about, use and sometimes contribute to science.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Morrissey Garfinkle, Kris Morrissey, Kris Garfinkle Morrissey
• Assisted by: Robert Garfinkle (Editor), Garfinkle Robert (Editor), Kris Morrissey (Editor), Morrissey Kris (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138404731
• ISBN: 978-1-138-40473-1
• No. of pages: 142
• Series: Museums & Social Issues
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Archaeology