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  • The Oxford Handbook of the Science of Science Communication

    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    The proposal to vaccinate adolescent girls against the human papilloma virus ignited political controversy, as did the advent of fracking and a host of other emerging technologies. These disputes attest to the persistent gap between expert and public perceptions. Complicating the communication of sound science and the debates that surround the societal applications of that science is a changing ... Leer más

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    Promenade dans les nombres

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    Nombres premiers, irrationnels... Les nombres révèlent des structures et une diversité surprenantes. Ils ont fasciné tous les mathématiciens, de Platon jusqu'aux plus modernes. Jean-Pierre Kahane nous initie ici à quelques uns de leurs mystères. Jean-Pierre Kahane nous convie ici à une promenade dans les nombres. Accompagné de Pythagore, Euclide, Théétète et Platon il nous emmène vers les ... Leer más

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    Series series Princeton Analytical Sociology Series
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  • Vaccine Hesitancy

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  • Knowledge Resistance in High-Choice Information Environments

    Series series Routledge Studies in Media, Communication, and Politics
    This book offers a truly interdisciplinary exploration of our patterns of engagement with politics, news, and information in current high-choice information environments. Putting forth the notion that high-choice information environments may contribute to increasing misperceptions and knowledge resistance rather than greater public knowledge, the book offers insights into the processes that ... Leer más

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    How colleges and universities can live up to their ideals of diversity, and why inclusivity and excellence go hand in hand.Most colleges and universities embrace the ideals of diversity and inclusion, but many fall short, especially in the hiring, retention, and advancement of faculty who would more fully represent our diverse world—in particular women and people of color. In this book, Abigail ... Leer más

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