Thirteenth Labor

by Eric J . Chaisson

Overview

This book is emerged from an insightful essay by the American Nobel chemist Dudley Herschbach, speculating about how the mythological Hercules might have tackled a hypothetical, monumental task, or "thirteenth labor," such as weighing the Earth's atmosphere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789057005381
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/1999
Series:	The World Futures General Evolution Studies , #15
Pages:	202
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

1. Toward a Scienceless Society? 2. Transdisciplinarity in Science Education and in Science Communication 3. The Neglected, but Not Negligible, Responsibility of Science to Society and to Future Generations 4. Toward an Empathic Science: The Hidden Subtext for Fundamental Educational Change 5. Cosmological Education for Future Generations 6. Tolstoy, Napoleon and Gompers 7. The Thirteenth Labor of Hercules 8. Science Education and the Crisis of Gullibility 9. False Experts, Valid Expertise 10. Confronting Complexity: A New Meaning to World Literacy 11. Sciences and the Future of Human Culture 12. The Guidance System of Higher Mind: Implications for Science and Science Education 13. A Question of Will, Not Knowledge 14. Some Remarks about Education 15. Science Literacy for the 21st Century: The Role of Science Centers 16. Networking, Interdisciplinarity, and Scientific/Technical Literacy: Perspectives from the Space Program 17. Why Don't Physics Students Understand Physics? Building a Consensus, Fostering Change 18. Toward a Science-Friendly Society

Editorial Reviews

Working within a framework of general evolution, a deliberately multidisciplinary group of writers consider how to improve science literacy, and more broadly how to foster a more humane society in the context of global technological democracy. The 18 essays discuss such topics as a scienceless society, empathic science, and false experts and valid expertise. The title essay ponders on how Hercules would have approached a task such as weighing the earth's atmosphere. The collection is not indexed. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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