Title: The geek manifesto : why science matters /
Authors: Henderson, Mark, 1974-
Publisher: Bantam,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Science Social aspects Great Britain.; Science in popular culture Great Britain.; Science in mass media.; Science and state Great Britain.
Abstract: There has never been a better time to be a geek (or a nerd, or a dork). What was once an insult used to marginalize those curious people (in either sense of the word) and their obsessive interest in science has increasingly become a badge of honour.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1.The Geeks Are Coming -- 2.Geeking the Vote -- Why science matters to politics -- 3.Policy-based Evidence -- Why science matters to government -- 4.Unfair and Unbalanced -- Why science matters in the media -- 5.Geekonomics -- Why science matters to the economy -- 6.Science Lessons -- Why science matters to education -- 7.Doing Science Justice -- Why science matters in court -- 8.Placebo Politics -- Why science matters in healthcare -- 9.Geeks and Greens -- Why science matters to the environment -- 10.Geeks of the World Unite!.