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part part I Preliminaries -- chapter 1 THE CONTROVERSY OVER CLIMATE CHANGE -- chapter 2 TECHNICAL CONTROVERSIES MAY BE GOOD, IF THEY END WELL -- part part II The Age of Heroic Engineering and the Age of Technical Controversy -- chapter 3 THE AGE OF HEROIC ENGINEERING -- chapter 4 THE AGE OF TECHNICAL CONTROVERSY -- part Part III Facts in Dispute -- chapter 5 Disputes between Experts -- chapter 6 Separating Disputes over Facts from Disputes over Values -- part Part IV Participants -- chapter 7 Partisans -- chapter 8 Beliefs -- chapter 9 Social Links among Controversies -- part Part V Protest Movements -- chapter 10 Growth of Protest -- chapter 11 Mass Media: Quantity of Coverage Theory -- chapter 12 The Fracking Controversy -- chapter 13 Seriously Science-driven Policy.

"Newspapers and TV often report controversial risk warnings over technological innovations, scientific developments, or environmental hazards that have at their core a dispute between experts who contradict one another not only on preferred policy but also on the scientific facts that underlie decisions about public policy. Recent examples are the disputes about climate change, fracking, vaccination and autism, and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Adversaries mobilize constituents with similar interests or ideologies, form opposing coalitions, and compete for media exposure. They articulate arguments and counterarguments. "Facts" become malleable, differently appraised by each side. Uncongenial evidence is ignored or discredited. For many adversaries, winning the policy argument is primary; evaluating the true degree of hazard is secondary. How can we determine which side's "facts" are right and which wrong? Do news media enlighten the public or worsen polarization? Can policymakers deal with controversial science and technology more cogently than they do now?"--Provided by publisher.

Given time, scientists reach consensus about the truth or falsity of a wide range of alleged hazards. Today, there is broad agreement that CFCs destroy stratospheric ozone. On the other hand, research does not support claims that electromagnetic fields from transmission lines cause a noticeable increase of leukemia. But new allegations continuously arise. Are manufactured chemicals in the environment distorting normal hormonal processes in our bodies? Are genetically modified foods a cause for concern? Addressing one of the most vexing problems in risk policy, Allan Mazur asks how we can tell

Sudden onset of front‐page news about the U.S. financial crisis, beginning September 6, 2008, may have exacerbated underlying financial problems and facilitated the spread of risk panic to other nations.