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Public Proof : Science Communication, Weak Theory, and the Nonrational

Creator:

Snyder, Wesley M.

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A 2014 Pew Research poll revealed large gaps between public opinion and scientific opinion over environmental and biomedical issues (Funk and Rainie). Similarly, a number of recent popular books have described a growing public mistrust in scientific expertise (Mooney; Storr; Specter). Why is it, then, that so much of the...

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Masters Thesis

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public’s scientific literacy throughout the 1980’s, John Durant and his colleagues designed a quiz-like
Geoarchaeological research within five river miles of the Upper Klamath River Canyon : use of pedogenic properties to calculate alluvial terrace age

Creator:

Hescock, Sara

Abstract:

Soil is a valuable medium when investigating the past-- from understanding rates of development, landform evolution, to the construction of various predictive models. Landforms and sediments provide insight into depositional environments and soil morphology indicates pedogenic change within those landforms. The rate at which pedogenesis occurs has been quantitatively measured...

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A study of the educational values of high school newspapers through an analysis of their contents

Creator:

Lake, Adelaide Valeta

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Masters Thesis