1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910823819303321

Autore

Brake Mark

Titolo

Alien life imagined : communicating the science and culture of Astrobiology / / Mark Brake [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013

ISBN

1-107-23304-6

1-139-85347-3

1-139-84438-5

1-139-01869-8

1-139-83964-0

1-139-84552-7

1-139-84202-1

1-283-83616-5

1-139-84083-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

576.8/39

Soggetti

Unidentified flying object literature

Unidentified flying objects

Voyages, Imaginary

Life on other planets

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Kosmos : aliens in ancient Greece : Kosmos / Mark Brake  -- The world turned upside down : Copernicanism and the voyages of discovery : voyages / Mark Brake -- In Newton's train : pluralism and the system of the world : Newton's train / Mark Brake -- Extraterrestrials in the early machine age / Mark Brake -- After Darwin : the War of the worlds : Darwin--WOTW / Mark Brake -- Einstein's sky : life in the new universe : Einstein's sky / Mark Brake -- Ever since SETI : astrobiology in the Space Age / Mark Brake.

Sommario/riassunto

One day, astrobiologists could make the most fantastic discovery of all time: the detection of complex extraterrestrial life. As space agencies continue to search for life in our Universe, fundamental questions are



raised: are we awake to the revolutionary effects on human science, society and culture that alien contact will bring? And how is it possible to imagine the unknown? In this book, Mark Brake tells the compelling story of how the portrayal of extraterrestrial life has developed over the last two and a half thousand years. Taking examples from the history of science, philosophy, film and fiction, he showcases how scholars, scientists, film-makers and writers have devoted their energies to imagining life beyond this Earth. From Newton to Kubrick, and Lucian to H. G. Wells, this is a fascinating account for anyone interested in the extraterrestrial life debate, from general readers to amateur astronomers and undergraduate students studying astrobiology.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910255029203321

Titolo

Consumer Perception of Product Risks and Benefits / / edited by Gerard Emilien, Rolf Weitkunat, Frank Lüdicke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-50530-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXIV, 596 p. 55 illus., 23 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

658.812

Soggetti

Economics - Psychological aspects

Public health

Clinical health psychology

Marketing research

Psychology—Methodology

Psychometrics

Statistics

Behavioral/Experimental Economics

Public Health

Health Psychology

Market Research/Competitive Intelligence

Psychological Methods/Evaluation

Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Product Risks: Types of Consumer Products -- Risks of Consumer Products -- Non-clinical Research-Based Product Assessment -- Clinical Research-Based Product Assessment -- Epidemiological Product Assessment -- Individual and Population Risks -- Risk Communication -- Perception of Product Risks and Benefits: Comprehension of Products and Messages -- Perception of Product Risks -- Measuring Risk Perception -- The Perception Risk Instrument (PRI) -- Role of Emotions in Risk Perception -- Rational Choice and Bounded Rationality -- Temporal Discounting of Future Risks -- Cognitive Styles and Personality in Risk Perception -- Consumer Values and Product Perception -- Consumer Behavior: Perception, Attitudes, Intentions, Decisions and Actual Behavior -- Consumer Products and Consumer Behavior -- Consumer Resistance: From Anti-consumption to Revenge -- Motivation -- Marketing and Market Research -- Consumer Behavior Research Methods -- Use, Abuse and Misuse -- Consumer Behavior in Subpopulations -- Regulation and Responsibility: Regulatory Prospective for Medicinal Products -- Regulations of Consumer Products -- Manufacturer Responsibilities -- Consumer Responsibilities -- Society and Policy Maker's Responsibilities -- Consumer Perceptions of Responsibility. .

Sommario/riassunto

This book reflects the current thinking and research on how consumers’ perception of product risks and benefits affects their behavior. It provides the scientific, regulatory and industrial research community with a conceptual and methodological reference point for studies on consumer behavior and marketing. The contributions address various aspects of consumer psychology and behavior, risk perception and communication, marketing research strategies, as well as consumer product regulation. The book is divided into 4 parts: Product risks; Perception of product risks and benefits; Consumer behavior; Regulation and responsibility. .