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"Cornelia Dean draws on her 30 years as a science journalist with the New York Times to expose the flawed reasoning and knowledge gaps that [she alleges] handicap readers when they try to make sense of science. She calls attention to conflicts of interest in research and the price society pays when science journalism declines and funding dries up"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses how some science policy makers ignore the science behind critical issues facing our world today in order to advance a political and economic agenda.

Presents more than sixty articles on astronomy and cosmology by science reporters for "The New York Times," from the 1990s through 2000; covers such topics as the universe's origins, the birth and death of stars, alien life, and interplanetary travel.

An illustrated collection of articles by various authors written in honor of Carl Sagan, discussing the U.S. and Russian space programs, the search for extraterrestrial life, the importance of science education, and the shaping of science policy, and including a chapter by Sagan in which he explains the place and role of Earth and mankind in the universe.

Explores what constitutes scientific literacy in modern society and how to achieve it.

Examines the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright with a focus on their secret flights in 1908 at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina before the media discovered their actions and introduced their story to the world.

Fact-filled book helps grasp the fundamentals behind modern science and cutting-edge of technology.