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Science Images and Popular Images of the Sciences

Author : Peter Weingart
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134175809
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Science Images and Popular Images of the Sciences written by Peter Weingart and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-10-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a popular image of science and where does it come from? Little is known about the formation of science images and their transformation into popular images of science. In this anthology, contributions from two areas of expertise: image theory and history and the sociology of the sciences, explore techniques of constructing science images and transforming them into highly ambivalent images that represent the sciences. The essays, most of them with illustrations, present evidence that popular images of the sciences are based upon abstract theories rather than facts, and, equally, images of scientists are stimulated by imagination rather than historical knowledge.

Images of Science

Author : Bas C. Van Fraassen
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 0226106543
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (261 download)

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Download or read book Images of Science written by Bas C. Van Fraassen and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1985-10-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Churchland and Hooker have collected ten papers by prominent philosophers of science which challenge van Fraassen's thesis from a variety of realist perspectives. Together with van Fraassen's extensive reply . . . these articles provide a comprehensive picture of the current debate in philosophy of science between realists and anti-realists."—Jeffrey Bub and David MacCallum, Foundations of Physics Letters

The Power of Images in Early Modern Science

Author : Wolfgang Lefèvre
Publisher : Birkhäuser
ISBN 13 : 3034880995
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (348 download)

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Book Synopsis The Power of Images in Early Modern Science by : Wolfgang Lefèvre

Download or read book The Power of Images in Early Modern Science written by Wolfgang Lefèvre and published by Birkhäuser. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is dedicated to the role of visual representations in the history of early modern science. It brings together historical case studies from various fields and discusses epistemological questions such as the role of images as mediatory instances between practical and theoretical knowledge, the interaction between images and texts, and the potential of images to synthesize fragments of knowledge to a global picture.

Images of Science

Author : Brian J. Ford
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Images of Science written by Brian J. Ford and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spectacularly illustrated book chronicles the exciting progress of scientific investigation through the ages as it has been mirrored in the art used to document its ideas and breakthroughs. From the cave paintings of prehistory through the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Assyria, and Greece to Renaissance drawings and modern microscopy, these images reveal the hidden influences and cultural pressures of their times. Separate chapters focus on the animal world, herbs and the birth of botany, physics and the science of non-living matter, mankind in the world; the world in space; and other seminal topics. The illustrations have been chosen from among the best preserved in the world, some never before reproduced. All help to show how scientific illustration first arose; how it mirrored in many ways the value systems of the science of its time; how images were borrowed, transformed, and occasionally came to predict future discoveries. 210 illustrations.

Images from Science

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Publisher : RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press
ISBN 13 : 9780971345997
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Images from Science written by and published by RIT Cary Graphic Arts Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catalog of a photography exhibition held at Rochester Institute of Technology in the fall of 2002, featuring photographs and explanatory captions from photographers in all scientific disciplines.

The Science of Fractal Images

Author : Heinz-Otto Peitgen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 146123784X
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (612 download)

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Book Synopsis The Science of Fractal Images by : Heinz-Otto Peitgen

Download or read book The Science of Fractal Images written by Heinz-Otto Peitgen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is based on notes for the course Fractals:lntroduction, Basics and Perspectives given by MichaelF. Barnsley, RobertL. Devaney, Heinz-Otto Peit gen, Dietmar Saupe and Richard F. Voss. The course was chaired by Heinz-Otto Peitgen and was part of the SIGGRAPH '87 (Anaheim, California) course pro gram. Though the five chapters of this book have emerged from those courses we have tried to make this book a coherent and uniformly styled presentation as much as possible. It is the first book which discusses fractals solely from the point of view of computer graphics. Though fundamental concepts and algo rithms are not introduced and discussed in mathematical rigor we have made a serious attempt to justify and motivate wherever it appeared to be desirable. Ba sic algorithms are typically presented in pseudo-code or a description so close to code that a reader who is familiar with elementary computer graphics should find no problem to get started. Mandelbrot's fractal geometry provides both a description and a mathemat ical model for many of the seemingly complex forms and patterns in nature and the sciences. Fractals have blossomed enormously in the past few years and have helped reconnect pure mathematics research with both natural sciences and computing. Computer graphics has played an essential role both in its de velopment and rapidly growing popularity. Conversely, fractal geometry now plays an important role in the rendering, modelling and animation of natural phenomena and fantastic shapes in computer graphics.

Science in the Media

Author : Paul R Brewer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000461866
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Science in the Media written by Paul R Brewer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely and accessible text shows how portrayals of science in popular media—including television, movies, and social media—influence public attitudes around messages from the scientific community, affect the kinds of research that receive support, and inform perceptions of who can become a scientist. The book builds on theories of cultivation, priming, framing, and media models while drawing on years of content analyses, national surveys, and experiments. A wide variety of media genres—from Hollywood blockbusters and prime-time television shows to cable news channels and satirical comedy programs, science documentaries and children’s cartoons to Facebook posts and YouTube videos—are explored with rigorous social science research and an engaging, accessible style. Case studies on climate change, vaccines, genetically modified foods, evolution, space exploration, and forensic DNA testing are presented alongside reflections on media stereotypes and disparities in terms of gender, race, and other social identities. Science in the Media illuminates how scientists and media producers can bridge gaps between the scientific community and the public, foster engagement with science, and promote an inclusive vision of science, while also highlighting how readers themselves can become more active and critical consumers of media messages about science. Science in the Media serves as a supplemental text for courses in science communication and media studies, and will be of interest to anyone concerned with publicly engaged science.

Cosmic Imagery

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780393061772
Total Pages : 636 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Cosmic Imagery written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2008 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... a tour through the most influential images in science"--Jacket.

Young People's Images of Science

Author : Rosalind Driver
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335231446
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (352 download)

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Book Synopsis Young People's Images of Science by : Rosalind Driver

Download or read book Young People's Images of Science written by Rosalind Driver and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1996-01-16 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * What ideas about science do school students form as a result of their experiences in and out of school? * How might science teaching in schools develop a more scientifically-literate society? * How do school students understand disputes about scientific issues including those which have social significance, such as the irradiation of food? There have been calls in the UK and elsewhere for a greater public understanding of science underpinned by, amongst other things, school science education. However, the relationship between school science, scientific literacy and the public understanding of science remains controversial. In this book, the authors argue that an understanding of science goes beyond learning the facts, laws and theories of science and that it involves understanding the nature of scientific knowledge itself and the relationships between science and society. Results of a major study into the understanding of these issues by school students aged 9 to 16 are described. These results suggest that the success of the school science curriculum in promoting this kind of understanding is at best limited. The book concludes by discussing ways in which the school science curriculum could be adapted to better equip students as future citizens in our modern scientific and technological society. It will be particularly relevant to science teachers, advisers and inspectors, teacher educators and curriculum planners.

Images as Data for Social Science Research

Author : Nora Webb Williams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108852181
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Images as Data for Social Science Research written by Nora Webb Williams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-08-13 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images play a crucial role in shaping and reflecting political life. Digitization has vastly increased the presence of such images in daily life, creating valuable new research opportunities for social scientists. We show how recent innovations in computer vision methods can substantially lower the costs of using images as data. We introduce readers to the deep learning algorithms commonly used for object recognition, facial recognition, and visual sentiment analysis. We then provide guidance and specific instructions for scholars interested in using these methods in their own research.

Eye for Detail

Author : Florike Egmond
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780236875
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book Eye for Detail written by Florike Egmond and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2021-09-20 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Image-transforming techniques such as close-up, time lapse, and layering are generally associated with the age of photography, but as Florike Egmond shows in this book, they were already being used half a millennium ago. Exploring the world of natural history drawings from the Renaissance, Eye for Detail shows how the function of identification led to image manipulation techniques that will look uncannily familiar to the modern viewer. Egmond shows how the format of images in nature studies changed dramatically during the Renaissance period, as high-definition naturalistic representation became the rule during a robust output of plant and animal drawings. She examines what visual techniques like magnification can tell us about how early modern Europeans studied and ordered living nature, and she focuses on how attention to visual detail was motivated by an overriding question: the secret of the origins of life. Beautifully and precisely illustrated throughout, this volume serves as an arresting guide to the massive European collections of nature drawings and an absorbing study of natural history art of the sixteenth century.

Open Science: the Very Idea

Author : Frank Miedema
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9402421157
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Open Science: the Very Idea written by Frank Miedema and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-10-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This open access book provides a broad context for the understanding of current problems of science and of the different movements aiming to improve the societal impact of science and research. The author offers insights with regard to ideas, old and new, about science, and their historical origins in philosophy and sociology of science, which is of interest to a broad readership. The book shows that scientifically grounded knowledge is required and helpful in understanding intellectual and political positions in various discussions on the grand challenges of our time and how science makes impact on society. The book reveals why interventions that look good or even obvious, are often met with resistance and are hard to realize in practice. Based on a thorough analysis, as well as personal experiences in aids research, university administration and as a science observer, the author provides - while being totally open regarding science's limitations- a realistic narrative about how research is conducted, and how reliable ‘objective’ knowledge is produced. His idea of science, which draws heavily on American pragmatism, fits in with the global Open Science movement. It is argued that Open Science is a truly and historically unique movement in that it translates the analysis of the problems of science into major institutional actions of system change in order to improve academic culture and the impact of science, engaging all actors in the field of science and academia.

Christianity and the Images of Science

Author : Granville C. Henry
Publisher : Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781573121842
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (218 download)

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Book Synopsis Christianity and the Images of Science by : Granville C. Henry

Download or read book Christianity and the Images of Science written by Granville C. Henry and published by Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship of Christianity to science can best be handled by isolating images of science that influence Christianity. Henry defines and then reformulates those images, making science more intelligible and Christianity more biblical.

Introducing Science Through Images

Author : Maria E. Gigante
Publisher : Studies in Rhetoric & Communic
ISBN 13 : 9781611178746
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (787 download)

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Book Synopsis Introducing Science Through Images by : Maria E. Gigante

Download or read book Introducing Science Through Images written by Maria E. Gigante and published by Studies in Rhetoric & Communic. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of how images can serve as communication tools to popularize science in the public eye As funding for basic scientific research becomes increasingly difficult to secure, public support becomes essential. Because of its promise for captivating nonexpert publics, the practice of merging art and imagery with science has been gaining traction in the scientific community. While images have been used with greater frequency in recent years, their value is often viewed as largely superficial. To the contrary, Maria E. Gigante posits in Introducing Science through Images, the value of imagery goes far beyond mere aesthetics--visual elements are powerful communication vehicles. The images examined in this volume, drawn from a wide range of historical periods, serve an introductory function--that is, they appear in a position of primacy relative to text and, like the introduction to a speech, have the potential to make audiences attentive and receptive to the forthcoming content. Gigante calls them "portal" images and explicates their utility in science communication, both to popularize and mystify science in the public eye. Gigante analyzes how science has been represented by various types of portal images: frontispieces, portraits of scientists, popular science magazine covers, and award-winning scientific images from Internet visualization competitions. Using theories of rhetoric and visual communication, she addresses the weak connection between scientific communities and the public and explores how visual elements can best be employed to garner public support for research.

The Images of Science Through Cultural Lenses: A Chinese Study on the Nature of Science

Author : Hongming Ma
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9460919421
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (69 download)

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Book Synopsis The Images of Science Through Cultural Lenses: A Chinese Study on the Nature of Science by : Hongming Ma

Download or read book The Images of Science Through Cultural Lenses: A Chinese Study on the Nature of Science written by Hongming Ma and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-09-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are the images of science held by learners the same across cultures? What are the implications for science education? This book explores the nature of science from a cultural perspective. Located in the Chinese cultural context, the book examines the nexus between characteristics of Chinese thinking and the understanding of the nature of science in Chinese traditional culture. The dramatic cultural change as a result of the introduction of Western culture was accompanied by the dramatic reconstruction of the image of science. The Chinese science education echoes the understanding of the nature of science in each cultural historical period. Reflecting the tension and dilemmas of understanding the nature of science at the policy making level, the images of science held by Chinese science teachers represent a mixture of influences by values and beliefs that are embedded in the imported science and by Chinese native cultural beliefs. The book concludes with suggestions of change of practice in science education for a more realistic image of science not only within the field of education but also in society at large.

Young People'S Images Of Science

Author : Driver, Rosalind
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0335193811
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (351 download)

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Download or read book Young People'S Images Of Science written by Driver, Rosalind and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * What ideas about science do school students form as a result of their experiences in and out of school? * How might science teaching in schools develop a more scientifically-literate society? * How do school students understand disputes about scientific issues including those which have social significance, such as the irradiation of food? There have been calls in the UK and elsewhere for a greater public understanding of science underpinned by, amongst other things, school science education. However, the relationship between school science, scientific literacy and the public understanding of science remains controversial. In this book, the authors argue that an understanding of science goes beyond learning the facts, laws and theories of science and that it involves understanding the nature of scientific knowledge itself and the relationships between science and society. Results of a major study into the understanding of these issues by school students aged 9 to 16 are described. These results suggest that the success of the school science curriculum in promoting this kind of understanding is at best limited. The book concludes by discussing ways in which the school science curriculum could be adapted to better equip students as future citizens in our modern scientific and technological society. It will be particularly relevant to science teachers, advisers and inspectors, teacher educators and curriculum planners.

Visual images in science education

Author : Vasilia Christidou
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
ISBN 13 : 2832522254
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (325 download)

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Download or read book Visual images in science education written by Vasilia Christidou and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2023-05-03 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: