Summer reading

Playing It Safe
Subject: Galileo protected his right of discovery by a secret code
First Published In: Mar-80, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

Gold from the Sun
Subject: scientific knowledge is valuable for its own sake
First Published In: May-Jun-80, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

Sometimes It Takes Time
Subject: Nobel prizes can be too late for the short-lived
First Published In: Nov-80, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

The Absent-Minded Professor
Original Title: The Absentminded Professor
Subject: famous stories about scientist's extreme concentration
First Published In: Dec-80, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

Scientific Heretics
Subject: true advances in science are often hard to sell
First Published In: 1981, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

The First Scientist
Subject: terminology: changing natural philosophy to science
First Published In: Apr-81, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

The Knowledge of Good and Evil
Subject: don't try to limit the building of knowledge
First Published In: Sep-81, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

Self-Correcting
Original Title: Self-Correction
Subject: science polices itself and mostly avoids scandal
First Published In: Feb-82, SciQuestCollection(s):
1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription

We Came in Peace for All Mankind
Subject: the lunar landing provided the universal joy of intellectual discovery
First Published In: Dec-69, RedbookCollection(s):
DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS

Of What Use?
Original Title: Intro: Basic Research that Shapes Our Lives
Subject: the result of scientific discoveries often cannot be predicted
First Published In: 1973, The Greatest AdventureCollection(s):
1977 The Beginning and the End

Science is Where You Find It
Original Title: Science Studies Old Wives Cures
Subject: there may be a grain of truth in folk tales
First Published In: 20-Apr-74, TV GuideCollection(s):
1975 Science Past - Science Future

Benjamin Franklin Changes the World
Subject: belief in science being useful started with kite experiments
First Published In: Jul-76, CricketCollection(s):
1987 Past, Present, and Future

Art and Science
Subject: advances in art and science are often complementary
First Published In: Mar-Apr-78, DesignCollection(s):
1983 The Roving Mind

The Pace of Research
Subject: arguments against slowing scientific research
First Published In: 16-Jan-79, American Medical NewsCollection(s):
1987 Past, Present, and Future

Science and Beauty
Original Title: Science and the Sense of Wonder
Subject: science adds to and enhances the simple beauty we see
First Published In: 12-Aug-79, Washington PostCollection(s):
1983 The Roving Mind

Science and the Mountain Peak
Subject: First Published In: Winter-80, The Skeptical InquirerCollection(s):
DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS

Do We Regulate Science?
Original Title: Government vs. Science
Subject: occasional misuse of science shouldn't stop the search for knowledge
First Published In: 1981 V13 No 9, Family HealthCollection(s):
1983 The Roving Mind

Happy Accidents
Subject: serendipity in scientific discovery
First Published In: Jul-81, Science DigestCollection(s):
DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY COLLECTIONS

For Public Understanding of Science
Original Title: Informing the Public: Why Bother?- The Case For
Subject: arguments for support and funding for science and research
First Published In: Jan-Feb-82, SIPIscopeCollection(s):
1983 The Roving Mind

Short Term; Long Term
Original Title: Scoring Points Over Chernobyl May Backfire
Subject: the Chernobyl disaster and its effects on world nuclear future
First Published In: 6-May-86, NewsdayCollection(s):
1987 Past, Present, and Future

How Exciting!
Subject: magic is more exciting than science because it is unpredictable
First Published In: 1987, Young Witches & Warlocks