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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"science and politics"”.
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Research on the science and politics of the atmospheric effects of aviation debate
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1997.
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The science and politics of increasing nitrogen pollution from human activity : case study of the Aberjona watershed
… previously restricted to the enzyme nitrogenase and to a lesser extent lightning. Perhaps the most profoundly catalytic invention of the 20th century, Haber-Bosch has greatly increased the global anthropogenic throughput of nitrogen that now rivals the 160 million metric tons fixed annually via …
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An examination of technology as a food security solution: boundary work in the co-production of science and politics
… these concerns. It draws on aspects of science and politics to ask where these fields come together, where they divide and what impact this has on food security. <br/><br/>The concept of food security encompasses the interaction of multiple dimensions including technical, political, …
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The hermeneutics of airphoto interpretation
This thesis examines the cultural and political applications of aerial photography. The thesis emphasizes the historical development of aerial photography technologies and the incorporation of these systems into national policy. The Majority of the discussion details the U-2 reconnaissance program. …
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Of Mammoths, Mastodons, Megalonyxes, And The Nation: Jefferson And The Question Of American Degeneracy, 1780-1812
<p>Thomas Jefferson ranks among the most famous and most studied presidents, but few historical studies have focused on his scientific endeavors, particularly his work in natural history. By analyzing several of his writings, including the <em>Notes on the State of Virginia</em> and letters that …
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Friends of Franklin: Conflicted transatlantic interpretation of Benjamin Franklin in London
… decades of work by interested parties in England and the United States determined to "save" Franklin's only extant home. Individuals on both sides of the Atlantic raised interest, funds, and--as it turns out--tempers over the legacy of Franklin and how we remember him and his contributions to …
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Science and the Structure of Social Experiment: A Socio-political Study of Climate Data Infrastructure
In recent years a growing literature on science addresses the problem - some may even call it a crisis - of science’s public legitimacy (Douglas 2009, Oreskes and Conway 2010, de Melo-Martin and Intemann 2018). Analysts in this literature see in such media phenomena as climate change denial, …
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Public Ecology: Linking People, Science, and the Environment
Truly unique and innovative solutions are needed to resolve today's complex and controversial environmental issues (e.g., biodiversity loss, global warming, cultural evolution, etc.). In response to these concerns, a variety of applied science programs have emerged to help people make better …
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"No to the bear" : contested power and truths behind the reintroduction of brown bears in the Pyrenees.
“No to the Bear”: Questions of Power and Truths behind the Reintroduction of Brown Bears into the French Pyrenees At this beginning of the twenty-first century, global climate and biodiversity, including human survival, are seriously threatened. Fuelled by culturally constructed anthropocentric …
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Epistemic geographies of climate change: the IPCC and the spaces, boundaries and politics of knowing
Science, like other realms of human activity, has its geographies. It proceeds in and through space, and participates in the construction of the political and cultural geographies by which human interactions with the nonhuman come to be known, understood and governed. The phenomenon of climate …
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The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus: a twenty-year journey of narratives and (in)secure landscapes
… manuscripts that explore various contestations and representations of knowledge about the highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1virus. In the first manuscript, I explore three narratives that have been produced to describe the 20-year journey of the virus. The journey begins in 1996 when the …
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A Symbol for the Masses: Sergei Chakhotin and the Modern Crisis of Propaganda
… insightful, pioneering analysis of modern propaganda as it arose during Europe’s “Age of Catastrophe” (1914-1945). In this work and others, Chakhotin used the psychological theories of Ivan Pavlov to develop a system of thought that emphasized the scientific possibilities and political …
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English proficiency of Vietnamese business graduates: Requirements of government, private universities, and foreign employers
… of business, trade, tourism, technology, science and politics. It is also the official language in many foreign companies (Kam, 2002) and proficiency in English is therefore an advantage for acquiring employment in foreign companies where the working environment is multilingual, …
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Negotiating Acceptability of the IUD: Contraceptive Technology, Women's Bodies, and Reproductive Politics
… that the intrauterine device (IUD) is an unsafe and/or obsolete contraceptive method that has been used mostly to impose population control on women in developing countries. Simultaneously, I explore the changing meaning of the device over the last 40 years in varying socio-historical contexts. …
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Politically Corrected Science: The Early Negotiation of U.S. Agricultural Biotechnology Policy
This social history of science policy development emphasizes the impact on the agricultural community of federal policies regarding release of recombinant DNA (rDNA) organisms into the environment. The history also demonstrates that the U.S. Coordinated Framework for Biotechnology Regulation (1986) …