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Dark Matter

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ISBN: 978-1-4462-5238-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
Erscheinungstermin: 25.11.2011
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Is transparency bad for science?



As leading scientists question the use and abuse of freedom of information, Index looks at the data wars and the limits of scientific debate. Richard Smith calls for open access; veteran whistleblower Peter Wilmshurst questions a culture of silence; Michael Blastland considers our fear of uncertainty; Sam Geall looks at environmental cover-ups in China and Tracey Brown explains why law can be bad for your health.



Index on Censorship is an award-winning magazine, devoted to protecting and promoting free expression. International in outlook, outspoken in comment, Index on Censorship reports on free expression violations around the world, publishes banned writing and shines a light on vital free expression issues through original, challenging and intelligent commentary and analysis, publishing some of the world's finest writers.








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Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781446252383
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-4462-5238-3
  • Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd
  • Erscheinungstermin: 25.11.2011
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2011
  • Serie: Index on Censorship
  • Produktform: Kartoniert
  • Gewicht: 288 g
  • Seiten: 192
  • Format (B x H x T): 156 x 236 x 22 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt

Autoren/Hrsg.

Autoren

Glanville, Jo

Herausgeber

Glanville, Jo

Jo Glanville is Director of English PEN and joined the organization in September 2012 from Index on Censorship, where she served as an award-winning Editor since 2006.

Editorial - Jo Glanville
DISPATCHES
Lessons for Leveson - Julian Petley
An Interview With Louis Blom-Cooper
Speed Dating History - Abdelkader Benali
Reflections on the Events that Led to Revolution
DARK MATTER
Choking Debate - Tracey Brown
Fear of Legal Action Is Stifling Science
Data Trap - Sam Geall
Is too Little Being Done, too Late?
Secret Trials - Deborah Cohen
Lack of Openness In Drugs Research Endangers Lives
Daring To Doubt - Michael Blastland
Admitting to Uncertainty in Science Takes Courage
Saving Souls - Heather Weaver
The Creationists Are on for a Battle
Burden of Proof - Michael Brooks
Scientific Discovery Needs Rebel
Stripsearch
Martin Rowson
Information Gap - Fred Pearce
Scientists Are Torn on the Merits of Sharing Data
Shooting the Messenger - Michael Halpern
Scientists Are Coming under Pressure
Smog Rules - Rick Piltz
Obama Takes on the Sceptics
Articles of Faith - Richard Smith
Open Access Is the Way Forward
Whistle Stop - Peter Wilmshurst
Exposing Misconduct Can Ruin Careers
FIRST PERSON
A Lesson in Tyranny - Boualem Sansal
Torture Is Giving Way to New Methods of Control
Wet Night of Deliverance - Alireza Mahmoudi Iranmehr
A Woman Is Driven to Desperate Measures
How to Make Tea - Mustapha Abdel Dayem
Instructions in a Fine Art: Short Story from Western Sahara
INDEX INDEX
A Round-Up of Science Censorship Stories