Culture, Curiosity and Communication in Scientific Discovery (Record no. 127529)
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| Standard number or code | 10.4324/9780429459818 |
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| System control number | (OCoLC)1057692270 |
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| Classification number | Q175 |
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| Classification number | 360.45 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sanitt, Nigel. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Culture, Curiosity and Communication in Scientific Discovery |
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| Remainder of title | The Eye in Ideas. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Milton : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2018. |
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| Extent | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
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| Formatted contents note | Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Detailed contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 The problem; 1.2 Truth in science; 1.3 Scepticism and practicality; 1.4 Importance of science; 1.5 Foundations of sand?; 1.5.1 Philosophical grounding; 1.5.2 Post-Popper and Kuhn; 1.6 Scientism; 1.7 Expulsion of philosophy; 1.8 Science communication; 2. Scientific theories; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The actors; 2.3 Why are theories useful?; 2.4 What part does nature play?; 2.5 What is causality?; 2.6 Freedom of the will; 2.7 Noether's theorem |
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| Formatted contents note | 2.8 InvarianceNotes; 3. Meaning; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Tools for meaning in science; 3.2.1 Same and difference; 3.3 Metaphor; 3.4 The quantum realm: existence, location and finiteness; 3.5 Existence; 3.6 Atoms; 3.7 Black holes; 3.8 Limits; 3.9 Mass; 3.10 Time and future physics; 3.10.1 Concept of time; 3.10.2 Cosmological time; 3.10.3 Quantum time; 3.10.4 Emergence of time; 3.10.5 Discreteness of space-time; 3.10.6 Quantum gravity; 3.11 Integrationism; 3.12 Integrationism and questions; 3.13 Integrationism and mathematics; Notes; 4. Questions; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 When did questions start? |
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| Formatted contents note | 4.3 Exploration and curiosity4.4 Empirical, theoretical and scientific questions; 4.5 Problematology; 4.6 The right question?; 4.7 Presuppositions and objectivity; 4.8 How do we find the answers?; 4.9 Research methods; 4.9.1 Find a problem; 4.9.2 The handle; 4.9.3 Real science; 4.9.4 Writing up; 4.10 Black holes revisited; Notes; 5. Networks; 5.1 How do questions and answers fit together?; 5.2 Progress; 5.3 Structural realism; 5.4 The network metaphor; 6. Graph theory; 6.1 What is a graph?; 6.2 Walks, paths and trails; 6.3 Condensation; 6.4 Adjacency matrix; 6.5 Cycles |
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| Formatted contents note | 6.6 Topological ordering6.7 Height and width; 6.8 Isomorphism and enumeration; 6.9 Other types of graphs; 6.9.1 Trees; 6.9.2 Bipartite graphs; 6.10 Present model; 7. Communication; 7.1 Theories of cancer?; 7.2 Public understanding of science; 7.3 Communication problems; 7.4 Communication in medicine; 7.5 Good communication with the public insufficient; 7.6 Managing chaos; 7.7 The actors; 7.8 Example: Africa; 7.9 Example: climate change negotiations; 8. Science and literature; 8.1 Why study literature?; 8.2 Visual media; 8.3 Literary works; 8.3.1 Scientists as novelists; 8.3.2 Debut novelists |
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| Formatted contents note | 8.4 Poetry9. Science and religion; 9.1 What is religion? And what has God got do with it?; 9.2 Creation; 9.3 Religion; 9.4 Belief; 9.5 Benefits; 9.6 Free will debate; 9.7 Morals; 10. Science and art; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Metaphor in art; 10.3 Mimesis in science; 10.4 Time and language; 10.5 Science and human nature; 10.6 Beauty; 11. Science and history; 11.1 History: useful guide or baggage; 11.2 Phoenix theories; 11.3 Changing forms and narratives; 11.4 Context; 11.4.1 Political change; 11.4.2 Economic change; 11.4.3 Social dimension; 11.4.4 Digital world; 12. Complexity and culture |
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| General note | 12.1 Complexity |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Many aspects of research activity in science are opaque to outsiders and this opacity infects how connections are made between science and other disciplines. The aim of Culture, Curiosity and Communication in Scientific Discovery is to try to shine a light through the mist of scientific research by way of examples taken from the sciences, social sciences and the humanities. The book maintains that the foundations of science are built on sand because theories come and go and the search for truth is elusive. Knowledge acquisition appears to be an end in itself, as though knowledge is some sort of commodity or object that can be traded. Nigel Sanitt explains that we have created a mythical objective world, where we pretend that opinions and values are generated by data alone and not by human beings. Science is part of our culture and part of the understanding of science is bound up with recognizing the social, economic and political ramifications as they apply to science. Culture, Curiosity and Communication in Scientific Discovery is a radical interpretation of how science works and aims to change the way scientists and non-scientists think about science. |
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