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Sources Select ResourcesConnexions Library: Science FocusWebsite 2009 Connexions Information Sharing Services Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on science. The fruits of protestRussia has shelved plans to break up the historic Pavlovsk seed bank Jego, Marie Article 2010 The Guardian The Pavlovsk open air seedbank in St. Petersburg maintains 12,000 species of fruit trees, berries, and flowers. Plans to auction off the land have been placed on hold after protests. Science and liberationScience as human curiosity, as authority, and as business Podur, Justin Article 2014 Briarpatch The conservative movement’s attack on science has several prongs. Where they can attain government office, as in Canada, they use the highly effective tools of funding and de-funding, and regulation a... Superunknown: Scientific Integrity Within the Academic and Media Industrial ComplexesMattis, Kristine Article 2018 CounterPunch Mattis provides an analysis of the competing priorities of scientists, funders and the media that together, create a perfect storm of "unscientific science". Sources BookshelfBad ScienceGoldacre, Ben Book 2008 Goldacre notes the flaws in research practices and marketing practices leading to human gullibility. He aims to promote public understanding of science so that readers can discern the logic and eviden... Kill The MessengersStephen Harper's Assault on Your Right to Know Bourrie, Mark Book 2015 Ottawa has become a place where the nation's business is done in secret, and access to information - the lifeblood of democracy in Canada - is under attack. Merchants of DoubtHow a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming Oreskes, Naomi; Conway, Erik M. Book 2010 Investigative reportage on how private interests and lobbies in America use hired gun scientists to spread doubt and misinformation. The media's binary understanding of balanced repoting has given the... |
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