TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jarmul,David
TI  - Headline News, Science Views II
SN  - 9780309560467
AV  - Q225 -- .H45 1993eb 
U1  - 303.48/3 
PY  - 1993///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - National Academies Press
KW  - Science news -- United States
KW  - Science -- Social aspects -- United States
KW  - Technology -- Social aspects -- United States
KW  - Public health -- United States
KW  - Medical policy -- United States
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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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