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The secret life of science : how it really works and why it matters / Jeremy J. Baumberg.

By: Baumberg, Jeremy J [author.].
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2018]Description: x, 236 pages : Rs. 1799.00 illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780691174358 (hardback : alk. paper).Subject(s): Science -- Social aspects | Science -- Methodology | Scientists -- Training of | Communication in science | Discoveries in scienceDDC classification: 306.4/5
Contents:
Questing science -- What is science? -- Motivating science -- Publish or perish -- What science do scientists hear about -- What science do you get to hear? -- What science gets done -- Who becomes a scientist -- The future of science -- Changing the ecosystem.
Summary: There may be more than 1 answer to a question, and more than 1 way to achieve the result, even in science.
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Questing science -- What is science? -- Motivating science -- Publish or perish -- What science do scientists hear about -- What science do you get to hear? -- What science gets done -- Who becomes a scientist -- The future of science -- Changing the ecosystem.

There may be more than 1 answer to a question, and more than 1 way to achieve the result, even in science.