Shamos argues that a meaningful scientific literacy cannot be achieved in the first place, and the attempt is a misuse of human resources on a grand scale. He i

What is science? Is social science a science? Why are more and more so-called scientific discoveries being exposed as outright frauds? Henry Bauer tackles these

Shamos advocates instead a practical science education curriculum that grants the impossibility of every American's learning enough science to make independent

Achieving Scientific Literacy offers a broad vision for improving science education.

A science book for the general reader that is informative enough to be a popular textbook and yet well-written enough to appeal to general readers. “Hazen and