Kostas Kampourakis

Trusting Science (eBook, PDF)

Why We Need to Reconsider School Science Teaching

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In today's world of social media and information overload, certain science topics related to policy decisions, such as vaccination, ignite controversy. Beyond the usual explanations of science denial and ideological battles lies a deeper issue: a widespread distrust fueled by poor science communication. Trusting Science: Why We Need to Reconsider School Science Teaching reveals how a lack of understanding of how science is done can result in distrust among those who aren't inherently against science. This book highlights the urgent need for better public education on how science truly works-from gathering evidence and understanding uncertainties to recognizing the role of experts and even the biases scientists may have. Drawing on historical and contemporary socio-scientific controversies, particularly - but not only - in the realm of vaccination, Dr. Kostas Kampourakis offers insightful solutions to bridge the gap between scientists and the public. By enhancing communication and education, he argues, we can foster a more realistic and appreciative view of science, recognizing both its immense potential and its limitations. Trusting Science is a must-read for anyone interested in better understanding science and in the future of public trust in science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OUP eBook
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780197787113
• Artikelnr.: 75202915

Autorenporträt

Kostas Kampourakis currently works at the University of Geneva, where he teaches courses to undergraduate biology students, PhD students, and science teachers. He is the author and editor of several books about science, with a particular interest in the public understanding of evolution and genetics, as well as the nature of science. He is also the Editor of the book series Understanding Life, published by Cambridge University Press. In the past, he was the editor-in-chief of the journal Science & Education, as well as the founding editor of two book series focusing on science education.

Inhaltsangabe

* Table of contents
* Preface
* Chapter 1 In science we trust?
* Chapter 2 Vaccination and its discontents
* Chapter 3 "After they give us the blood tests ... they said we had
bad blood": Scientists' discrimination, injustice, and ...
conspiracies
* Chapter 4 "The Compulsory Vaccination Act ... invades ... the liberty
of the subject, and the sanctity of home": Individual liberties and
bodily autonomy
* Chapter 5 "The practice of medicine is based on calculated risk": Why
uncertainty is inherent in science
* Chapter 6 "The government feels their convulsions might have happened
anyway. Dr. Murphy disagrees...": Conflicting "expert" claims
* Chapter 7 "The medical profession was wrong, in some cases shamefully
so": Flawed science and unreliable review procedures
* Chapter 8 "There are no studies that disprove it either": What
constitutes evidence in science
* Chapter 9 "The government received our petition and immediately
conceded. A vaccine injury had caused permanent brain damage":
Political decisions and their implications
* Chapter 10 "Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy
and fight cancer": The lack of directly observable evidence
* Concluding remarks