Uncertain science ... : uncertain world /
Is the world warming due to the Greenhouse Effect? Can nuclear weapon arsenals be relied upon without periodic testing? Is the world running out of oil? What action should be taken against an outbreak of foot-and-mouth or BSE? Why can't scientists provide certain answers to these and many other...
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| 505 | 0 | |a Setting the stage -- Uncertain about science -- Can the media help? -- Unfamiliarity breeds uncertainty -- Fever or chill? -- A fifty-fifty chance -- I'm not quite sure how this works -- See what happens if ... -- Reconstructing the past -- Predicting the future -- Out of the blue -- In a climate of uncertainty. | |
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