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Headline News, Science Views II

Headline News, Science Views II

  • Author: Jarmul, David
  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309048347
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309560467
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 1993
  • Month: January
  • Pages: 257
  • Language: English

Why all the talk about biodiversity? Is malaria really making a comeback? Just what are computer viruses?

Many Americans are confused about these and other issues involving science, technology, and health care. But they lack the time or technical background to read scientific reports.

Headline News, Science Views II provides short, readable answers directly from the experts. Leading scientists, engineers, and others discuss today's issues in language that is understandable and compelling—without jargon.

This engaging book "can be warmly recommended to card-carrying scientists and laypeople alike," New Scientist wrote about the first edition of Headline News, Science Views. "Try the opening items and say goodbye to your next couple of hours."

Now, in a completely new edition packed with 75 engaging articles, Headline News, Science Views II probes further into scientific issues behind today's headlines, issues like highway safety, global warming, industrial competitiveness, and women's health. Experts on these and other topics discuss where the problems lie and how to fix them.

The essays originally were distributed by the National Academy Op-Ed Service and published in more than 250 newspapers. Many are tied to studies of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. Together, they make ground-breaking scientific achievement accessible, fascinating—and fun.

  • Headline News Science Views II
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • EDITOR'S NOTE
  • 1 SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
    • SCIENCE AND PSEUDO-SCIENCE
    • CONFRONTING CREEPING COMPLEXITY
    • THE REALITY BEYOND SCIENCE
    • COLUMBUS DAY AND THE FRONTIER OF EXPLORATION
  • 2 EDUCATION
    • CHILDREN AND CALCULATORS
    • ONE YEAR DOWN, NINE TO GO
    • MINORITY STUDENTS AND MATHEMATICS
    • A FAILING GRADE FOR SCHOOL TESTS
    • GETTING SCIENTISTS INVOLVED IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
    • BARBIE, MATH AND SCIENCE
    • THE CONTRAST BETWEEN COMPUTERS AND CLASSROOMS
    • FOOLING OURSELVES ABOUT IMPROVING OURSELVES
    • THE OVERSELLING OF THE UNIVERSITY
  • 3 THE ENVIRONMENT
    • THE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
    • DESIGNING A CURE FOR GREENHOUSE WARMING
    • AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS ON THE CRITICAL LIST
    • SCIENCE AND THE NATIONAL PARKS
    • ASSESSING THE THREAT OF TOXIC WASTE SITES
    • PROTECTING OUR NERVOUS SYSTEM FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS
    • INDOOR RADON: HYPE VERSUS HELP
    • DECIDING WHO GETS WESTERN WATER
  • 4 HEALTH CARE
    • A HEALTH AGENDA FOR CHILDREN
    • CHILDHOOD VACCINES: THE PARENT'S RESPONSIBILITY
    • THE NEGLECTED MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENTS
    • PEOPLE'S HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH
    • THE STATES AND HEALTH CARE INNOVATION
    • OUR DISABLED VIEW OF DISABILITY
    • THE DEADLY THREAT OF EMERGING INFECTIONS
    • TAKING WOMEN'S HEALTH PROBLEMS SERIOUSLY
    • PREGNANT WOMEN, NEWBORNS AND AIDS
  • 5 DIET AND NUTRITION
    • WEIGHT CONTROL: WHAT REALLY WORKS
    • SERVING UP NUTRITION INSTEAD OF GUILT
    • THE FOODS IN OUR FUTURE
    • IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF SEAFOOD
    • FIGHTING TRIM, FIGHTING SMART
  • 6 TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION
    • GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT COMPUTER SECURITY
    • PREVENTING OIL SPILLS HERE AT HOME
    • LOOKING BEYOND POTHOLES
    • GETTING SMART ABOUT 'INTELLIGENT' VEHICLES AND HIGHWAYS
    • A HIGH-TECH CURE FOR TRAFFIC JAMS?
    • CROSSING THE BRIDGE TO MORE BEAUTIFUL JOURNEYS
    • LAUNCHING INTO A NEW ERA IN SPACE
  • 7 THE ECONOMY
    • MOBILIZING FOR A U.S. TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
    • THE GLOBALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY
    • HOW TO KEEP FACTORY JOBS FROM MOVING OVERSEAS
    • DESIGNING FOR PROSPERITY
    • SHORT-TERM THINKING IN A LONG-TERM WORLD
    • A NEW PARTNERSHIP IN AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
    • WORK AND FAMILY
  • 8 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    • BEYOND THE BRAZIL SUMMIT: CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY
    • FALTERING SCIENCE IN THE RAIN FOREST
    • THE PERILOUS STATE OF SCIENCE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
    • GUATEMALA: ATTACKS ON SCIENTISTS AND RESEARCH
    • THE NEXT REFUGEE CRISIS AND THE U.S. RESPONSE
    • THE SCIENCE OF MIDDLE EAST PEACE
    • THE UNWELCOME RETURN OF MALARIA
    • CREATING A BETTER ATMOSPHERE AFTER THE EARTH SUMMIT
    • RAVAGES OF NATURE, DISASTERS OF MANKIND
  • 9 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
    • INDIVIDUALITY AND THE BRAIN
    • MAPPING THE HUMAN BRAIN
    • GENE THERAPY: NO LONGER JUST A CONCEPT
    • DRIVING TO A SAFER FUTURE
      • Crash avoidance
      • Occupant protection
      • Safer highways
      • Post-crash acute care and rehabilitation
      • Management of highway safety
      • Driver information and vehicle control technologies
    • NEW PRIORITIES IN THE HEAVENS
    • REACHING FOR THE ANSWERS IN THE STARS
    • ABOLISHING LONG-RANGE NUCLEAR MISSILES
    • ANGLING FOR A NEW FOOD SOURCE
  • 10 THE SCIENTIFIC ENTERPRISE
    • SCIENTIFIC OPENNESS VS. LITIGATION SECRECY
    • DNA TYPING AND THE COURTS
    • THE LEGAL BARRIER TO LIFE-SAVING DRUGS
    • SCIENCE, MEDICINE AND ANIMALS
    • PREVENTING FRAUD IN SCIENCE
    • SOME OF THE TOUGHEST JOBS IN THE WORLD
    • THE DILEMMA BEHIND THE DINOSAUR EXHIBITS
    • TOO NOISY TO HEAR THE UNIVERSE
    • THE BLOCKED ROAD TO TOMORROW'S CURES
  • AFTERWORD
    • WRITING FOR NEWSPAPER OP-ED PAGES A GUIDE TO GETTING YOUR VIEWS PUBLISHED
      • Understanding the Market
      • The Perils of Academic Writing
      • Practical Guidelines
      • Distributing Your Article
      • Notes
  • INDEX

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