Science, nonscience, and nonsense : approaching environmental literacy / Michael Zimmerman.

Author/creator Zimmerman, Michael, 1953-
Format Book
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
Descriptionxvi, 220 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A personal reflection -- Scientific illiteracy: from "creation science" to graphology -- Anecdote, coincidence and pattern: understanding the language of science -- Political science: the role of government in the scientific process -- Global environmental problems: a small look at the big picture -- Endandered species -- Better living through chemistry -- You are what you eat -- Land of many abuses -- Myths of the technological fix -- Prospects.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 95005006
ISBN0801850908 (acid-free paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks Q162 .Z48 1995 ✔ Available Place Hold