Rational Rhetoric: The Role of Science in Popular Discourse

A culture of science and capitalism -- The creation of media-ready science -- Two popular representatives of science -- Scientists named Steve -- Scientific ethos -- The sound of punditry -- More popular sources for the scientific project -- Intelligent design, creationism, evolution, and Darwinian descents -- Residual field analysis -- Postmodernism, humanism, and the science wars -- The Education "Crisis