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020			_a9781509554201
082			_a174.95 _bREE
100			_aRees, Martin J.
245			_aIf science is to save us
260			_bPolity Press, _c2022 _aCambridge :
300			_aviii, 198 p. ; _c23 cm
365			_b25.00 _cUSD _d86.10
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThere has never been a time when 'following the science' has been more important for humanity. At no other point in history have we had such advanced knowledge and technology at our fingertips, nor had such astonishing capacity to determine the future of our planet. But the decisions we must make on how science is applied belong outside the lab and should be the outcome of wide public debate. For that to happen, science needs to become part of our common culture. Science is not just for scientists: if it were, it could never save us from the multiple crises we face. For science can save us, if its innovations mesh carefully into society and its applications are channelled for the common good. As Martin Rees argues in this expert and personal analysis of the scientific endeavour on which we all depend, we need to think globally, we need to think rationally and we need to think long-term, empowered by twenty-first-century technology but guided by values that science alone cannot provide.
650			_aPhilosophy
650			_aEthics and Moral Philosophy
650			_aScience Social aspects
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