Headlines news, science views II / edited by David Jarmul ; National Academy of Sciences ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jarmul, David.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science news--United States.

Science news.

Science--Social aspects--United States.

Science.

Technology--Social aspects--United States.

Technology.

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Medical policy--United States.

Medical policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Headline news, science views 2

Headline news, science views 2.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Headline News, Science Views is back - in an all new edition that explains how developments in science and technology are changing our lives.

Contents:

""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""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786610246762

9781280246760

1280246766

9780309560467

0309560462

9780585085883

0585085889

OCLC:

923268776