Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Changing Image of the Sciences The Changing Image of the Sciences Ida H. Stamhuis The theme was chosen because of the great concern with the worldwide decreasing interest in the natural sciences. The image of these sciences as dull, uninspiring, masculine, environmentally unfriend… OL19833837W
Science for society Science for society Ann Higgins-D'Alessandro This volume offers practical wisdom for improving public policy to help children and families. Four prominent psychologists illustrate the dual commitment to science and children that is necessary to… OL20570027W
Gender in Science and Technology Gender in Science and Technology Waltraud Ernst What role does gender play in scientific research and the development of technologies? This book provides methodological expertise, research experiences and empirical findings in the dynamic field of… OL20931542W
Trust in Numbers Trust in Numbers Theodore M. Porter This investigation of the overwhelming appeal of quantification in the modern world discusses the development of cultural meanings of objectivity over two centuries. How are we to account for the cur… OL3487518W
Science in a Free Society Science in a Free Society Paul K. Feyerabend **Science in a Free Society** is a 1978 book by *Paul Feyerabend* that continues the argument of his 1975 [Against Method](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL455919W) and criticizes the primacy of scien… OL455915W