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Geek Manifesto: Why Science Matters to Government (mini ebook) [EPUB ebook]

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This mini ebook features a sample chapter from Mark Henderson s brilliant new book THE GEEK MANIFESTO: why science matters.The geeks are coming. And our world needs them.We live in a country where:-A writer can be forced into court for telling the scientific truth.-The media would rather sell papers by scaremongering about the MMR vaccine or GM crops than reporting the facts.-A government advisor was sacked for a decision based on science rather than public opinion.-Only one of our 650 MPs has ever worked as a research scientist.It is time to entrench scientific thinking more deeply into politics and society. To fight for policy based on evidence.The full book is available from 12th May 2012.

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Idioma Inglés ● Formato EPUB ● ISBN 9781448152575 ● Editorial Transworld ● Publicado 2012 ● Descargable 6 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 5889923 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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