{"product_id":"when-science-and-politics-collide-the-public-interest-at-risk-hardcover","title":"When Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book explains why science and politics collide, why this is an especially critical problem at this precise time in U.S. history, and what should be done to ensure that science and politics coincide.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe United States is waging a political war against science, and the stakes are increasing. When it comes to areas in which science and politics must interact, such as genetics, climate, and energy, there are always political interests pushing to spin the relevant science, but this becomes problematic when Americans abandon rationality for ideology or misinformation manufactured to confuse and persuade them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a series of five contemporary examples, \u003ci\u003eWhen Science and Politics Collide: The Public Interest at Risk\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case that none of the ways in which science and politics currently communicate serve the public interest and that some of them actually result in great harm. It explains that whether disagreements are about climate change, vaccines, pandemics, or fracking, experimentally proven and reproducible data and evidence can save lives--and poor, politically motivated policies can doom them. The book concludes with recommendations for creating a more perfect union between scientific facts and political agendas.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert O. Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD (political science), is professor of public administration at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He is author of \u003ci\u003eManaging the Climate Crisis: Assessing our Risks, Options, and Prospects\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.3 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435813978290,"sku":"9781440859373","price":144.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/612c4931bc12ba16e2e538954df15e18.webp?v=1778631592","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/when-science-and-politics-collide-the-public-interest-at-risk-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}