Headline news, science views / / edited by David Jarmul ; National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910819276403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 1-280-21190-3; 9786610211906; 0-309-58297-0; 0-585-15532-1
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: xiv, 238 p. : ill
• Altri autori (Persone): JarmulDavid
• Disciplina: 303.48/3
• Soggetti: Science news - United States; Science - Social aspects - United States; Technology - Social aspects - United States; Public health - United States; Medical policy - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: HEADLINE NEWS, SCIENCE VIEWS -- Copyright -- Contents -- HEADLINE NEWS, SCIENCE VIEWS -- 1 SCIENCE AND NON-SCIENTISTS -- GETTING THE FACTS STRAIGHT ABOUT SCIENCE -- WHO KILLED YANKEE INGENUITY? -- ON AN ANTIDOTE FOR SCIENCE PHOBIA -- PHYSICS FOR POETS, SCIENCE FOR SOCIETY -- MAKING SENSE OF A RISK-FILLED WORLD -- MAKING THE LINK BETWEEN SCIENCE AND POLITICS -- 2 TECHNOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE -- MAKING OUR SCHOOL BUSES SAFER -- A COMPUTER FUTURE WITHOUT A HEART -- TOWARD MOTORING SMART -- EASING THE CRUNCH AT OUR AIRPORTS -- PROTECTING OUR PHONES FROM TERRORISM -- THE NEW ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY -- BUILDING HOUSES PEOPLE CAN AFFORD -- DESIGNING FOR AN AGING AMERICA -- PREPARING FOR THE NEXT BIG NATURAL DISASTER -- OUR 1.5 TRILLION INVESTMENT -- TOUGH CHOICES ABOUT RISING SEA LEVEL -- 3 A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE -- UNCERTAINTY AND THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT -- SAVING SEA TURTLES -- WHO OWNS ; ANTARCTICA? -- GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS: MONSTERS OR MIRACLES? -- RETHINKING RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL -- TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE -- THE PARADOX OF PESTICIDES -- AGRICULTURE AND WATER QUALITY -- EXPLORING THE MYSTERIES OF 'DEEP ECOLOGY' -- 4 THE NATION'S HEALTH -- FOOD AND HEALTH -- THE SPITTING IMAGE: BASEBALL PLAYERS AND CHEWING TOBACCO -- CLEARING OUR VISION ABOUT ALCOHOL ABUSE -- NEEDLESS INFERTILITY -- WHO IS GOING TO DELIVER BABY? -- ACCIDENTS ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCIDENTAL -- CHANGING BEHAVIOR TO LIMIT THE SPREAD OF AIDS -- THE DILEMMA OF AIDS DRUG EXPERIMENTS -- IDENTIFYING WHAT WORKS IN MEDICINE -- 5 MAKING SENSE OF SOCIAL PROBLEMS -- CONFRONTING THE FACTS IN AMERICAN RACE RELATIONS -- HOMELESS CHILDREN: AN EMERGING TRAGEDY -- THE GENDER WAGE GAP -- CHILD CARE IN DISARRAY -- EFFECTIVE DRUG TREATMENT -- MAKING SENSE OF STATISTICS IN THE COURTROOM -- THE ECONOMICS OF REALITY -- 6 SCIENTIFIC HORIZONS -- KNOWING ABOUT TREES.; TOGETHER TO MARS-BUT WITH DELIBERATION -- THE LESS-NOTICED WORLDWIDE REVOLUTION -- SEARCHING FOR BURIED TREASURE -- THE ENERGY CRISIS BEYOND THE PERSIAN GULF -- THE CHALLENGE TO HUMAN UNIQUENESS -- MAKING A MAP OF THE HUMAN CHROMOSOMES -- DEVELOPING NEW CONTRACEPTIVE OPTIONS -- FAREWELL TO THE NIGHT SKY -- SETTING OUR SCIENCE PRIORITIES IN ORDER -- 7 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS -- GETTING EVEN IN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY -- THE GROWING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR BRAIN POWER -- INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION IN JAPAN: IT'S NOT WHAT WE THINK -- OFFERING TOOLS FOR SOVIET DEMOCRACY -- THE SURPRISING REALITY ABOUT HUNGER -- VACCINES FOR THE DEVELOPING WORLD -- EASING THE FEAR OF GIVING BIRTH -- NEW CROPS FOR SOUTH AMERICA'S FARMERS -- 8 DIFFICULT CHOICES -- LIFE AND DEATH: MORE THAN AN EXPERT OPINION -- THE NEW DIAGNOSTICS AND THE POWER OF BIOLOGIC INFORMATION -- HARVESTING ORGANS FROM ANENCEPHALIC INFANTS -- HIV SCREENING AND THE CALCULUS OF MISERY -- LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON ANIMALS SHOULD CONTINUE -- INTEGRITY AND SCIENCE -- 9 THE NEXT GENERATION -- KINDERGARTEN STRESS -- ABE LINCOLN'S SCHOOLROOM -- WHAT SCHOOL VOLUNTEERS CAN DO -- THE CHALLENGE OF NUMBERS -- ON DARWIN, BIBLES AND CLASSROOMS -- THE LONG HAUL TO A DOCTORATE -- THE 'MOMMY TRACK' IN SCIENCE -- DR. KING AND BLACKS IN SCIENCE -- THE CIVILIZED ENGINEER -- Index.