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9780340848364: Science: Can You Trust the Experts? (Debating Matters S.)
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ISBN 10: 0340848367 ISBN 13: 9780340848364
Editorial: John Murray Learning, 2002

Sinopsis

Controversies surrounding a plethora of issues, from the MMR vaccine to mobile phones, from BSE to genetically-modified foods, have led many to ask how the public's faith in government advice can be restored. At the heart of the matter is the role of the expert and the question of whose opinion to trust. In this book, prominent participants in the debate tell us their views.

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The Institute of Ideas's mission is to bring fresh ideas to the public arena on the key debates of our time. The IoI aims to be an agenda-setting organization prepared to think the unthinkable and encourage others to do likewise. The IoI is committed to forging a space where ideas can be contested without constraint, and where the clash of ideas is recognized as integral to the process of knowledge expansion. Editor (from the Institute of Ideas): Tony Gilland Contributors: Bill Durodie, who researches risk and precaution at New College, Oxford University. Dr Ian Gibson MP, Chairman of the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology. Dr Sue Mayer, Executive Director of Genewatch UK. Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist for Greenpeace UK.

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Editorial
John Murray Learning
Año de publicación
2002
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0340848367
ISBN 13 
9780340848364
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
112
Editor
Gilland Tony
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