9780908321339 - The Edge of Life: Controversies and Challenges in Human Health (BWB Texts) (4 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explores this troubled ground from a rare vantage point. His descriptions of stunning new advances in human health are offset by hard questions about society's ability to keep pace. This exploration brings us into contact with hotly contested public health issues, such as cancer treatment, sugar consumption, and water fluoridation. It is also a heartfelt plea to place robust and impartial science at the centre of our thinking for the future. In a world saturated with information, how can we know what to trust when it comes to the science that affects our everyday lives? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 120 pages. cover worn,

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explores this troubled ground from a rare vantage point. His descriptions of stunning new advances in human health are offset by hard questions about society's ability to keep pace. This exploration brings us into contact with hotly contested public health issues, such as cancer treatment, sugar consumption, and water fluoridation. It is also a heartfelt plea to place robust and impartial science at the centre of our thinking for the future. In a world saturated with information, how can we know what to trust when it comes to the science that affects our everyday lives? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. The gap between rapid scientific progress and public understanding faces unprecedented challenges. Leading research scientist Mike Berridge explores this troubled ground from a rare vantage point. His descriptions of stunning new advances in human health are offset by hard questions about society's ability to keep pace. This exploration brings us into contact with hotly contested public health issues, such as cancer treatment, sugar consumption, and water fluoridation. It is also a heartfelt plea to place robust and impartial science at the centre of our thinking for the future. In a world saturated with information, how can we know what to trust when it comes to the science that affects our everyday lives? Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.