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Minority Report

Dissent and Diversity in Science

By: William T. Lynch

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Minority Report

Dissent and Diversity in Science

By: William T. Lynch

In Philip K. Dick’s The Minority Report, ‘precogs’, who are imaginary individuals capable of seeing the future are relied upon to stop crime, with a consensus report synthesized from two of three precogs. When the protaganist is indicted for a future murder, he suspects a conspiracy and seeks out the “minority report,” detailing the suppressed testimony of the third precog. Science works a lot like this science fiction story. Contrary to the view that scientists in a field all share the same “paradigm,” as Thomas Kuhn famously argued, scientists support different, and competing, research programs. Statements of scientific consensus need to be actively synthesized from the work of different scientists. Not all scientific work will be equally credited by science as a whole. While this system works well enough for most purposes, it is possible for minority views to fail to get the hearing that they deserve. This book analyzes the support that should be given to minority views, reconsidering classic debates in science and technology studies and examining numerous case studies.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1786612380

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9781786612380

Talking Politics

By: William A. Gamson

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Talking Politics

By: William A. Gamson

Those who analyze public opinion have long contended that the average citizen is incapable of recounting consistently even the most rudimentary facts about current politics; that the little the average person does know is taken strictly from what the media report, with no critical reflection; and that the consequence is a polity that is ill prepared for democratic governance. And yet social movements, comprised by and large of average citizens, have been a prominent feature of the American political scene throughout American history and have experienced a resurgence. William Gamson asks, how is it that so many people become active in movements if they are so uninterested and badly informed about issues? The conclusion he reaches in this book is a striking refutation of the common wisdom about the public's inability to reason about politics.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521436796

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9780521436793

Essential Western Novels - Volume 6

By: William MacLeod Raine,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Clarence E. Mulford,Zane Grey,Rex Beach,August Nemo

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Essential Western Novels - Volume 6

By: William MacLeod Raine,Edgar Rice Burroughs,Clarence E. Mulford,Zane Grey,Rex Beach,August Nemo

Welcome to the Essential Western Novels book series, where you will find a selection of endless tales about deadly shootouts, gunslingers seeking revenge, love stories with beautiful women, in peril, and of course, cowboys and their trusty steeds.For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the 5 novels by authors who created memorable stories that shaped the foundations of Western fiction.This book contains the following novels:- Tex by Clarence Edward Mulford.- The Iron Trail by Rex Beach.- Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West by William MacLeod Raine.- Desert Gold by Zane Grey.- The War Chief by Edgar Rice Burroughs.If you appreciate good books, be sure to check out the other Tacet Books titles!

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Tacet Books

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3969697662

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9783969697665

Global Warming Temperatures and Projections

By: William T. Lynch

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Global Warming Temperatures and Projections

By: William T. Lynch

Global Warming Temperatures and Projections clarifies the roles of both carbon dioxide and atmospheric water in global warming and climate change. In particular, it addresses the fear-cum-belief claims that further CO2 increases threaten to create runaway climate effects. The examination is devoid of politics and rhetoric and relies on a mathematical and scientific analysis of a slice-by-slice modeling of the atmosphere.

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Lulu.com

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1365927466

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Minority Report

Minority Report

Talking Politics

Talking Politics

Essential Western Novels - Volume 6

Essential Western Novels - Volume 6

Global Warming Temperatures and Projections

Global Warming Temperatures and Projections

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