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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Larsen, Kristine (1963-....)
Titre(s) : Particle panic ! [Texte électronique] : how popular media and popularized science feed public fears of particle accelerator experiments / Kristine Larsen
Publication : Cham : Springer, copyright 2019
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Collection : Science and fiction, ISSN 2197-1196
Lien à la collection : Science and fiction (Internet)
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Index
From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage
industry of predicting the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators.
Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves
often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria. This book surveys media depictions of
particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In
addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions,
offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully
allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies. The book
is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field
of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not
least, at all scientists concerned about these issues. About the Author Kristine M
Larsen holds a Ph.D. in Physics and is currently a professor at Central Connecticut
State University, New Britain, CT, in the Geological Sciences Department. She has
published a number of books, among them The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th
Century (Springer, 2017), The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman (eds. Anthony
Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2012. Recipient of the
Gold Medal for Science Fiction/Fantasy in the 2012 Florida Publishing Association
Awards), The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke,
and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2010), as well as Stephen Hawking: A Biography
(Greenwood Press, 2005) and Cosmology 101 (Greenwood Press, (2007)
La pagination de l'édition imprimée correspondante est de : XV-194 p.
Sujet(s) : Accélérateurs de particules
Information scientifique
Genre ou forme : Ouvrages de vulgarisation
Indice(s) Dewey : 539.72 (23e éd.) = Physique des particules ; rayonnements ionisants
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9783030122065. - ISBN 3030122069. - ISBN 9783030122058 (erroné). - ISBN 9783030122072 (erroné)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46861245p
Notice n° :
FRBNF46861245
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Table des matières : Introduction: Anti-science Accelerator ; A Whirlwind Tour of Particles Physics ; Angels or Demons? Stereotypes of Scientists ; The End is Nigh ; Fundamental Particle Fears ; Can You Hear Me Now? Impediments to Science Communication ; Searching for Security in an Unsafe World ; Pernicious Particles ; Subatomic Particles as Villains ; Specters in Space-time ; Science Communication Redux ; Returning to the Collision Point ; Conclusion: Breaking the Chain (Reaction) ; Appendix: Media Works ; Index.
