Science for Responsible Citizenship helps the reader to understand how science works and how science can help us develop reasonable and logical solutions to worldwide problems. Basic science knowledge and possible solutions based on scientific reasoning are explored, with a focus on interdisciplinary topics including disease transmission, energy, and climate change. The book starts with discussing the role of science in modern society, before tackling the basic science of global warming, human health, chemical processes that contribute to life on Earth, and the importance of water. The second half of the book describes the science of the electrical grid, nuclear reactions, devices and reactors, the Earth’s habitability, electronics, and optics, and concludes with a look ahead at the scientific and technological challenges of future energy needs and sustainable energy. This book can be used as part of a general science course at the college level and is also accessible to anyone with a high school background.
Key Features:
- Addresses the fundamentals of scientific knowledge and reasoning in a clear and accessible style
- Offers a timely exploration of several existential challenges that can be addressed by science
- Provokes and encourages thought on how to solve some of our global problems
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