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Ask not what science can do for you, but what public history can do for science! Interpreting Science in Museums and Historic Sites stresses the untapped potential of historical artifacts to inform our understanding of scientific topics. It argues that science gains ground when contextualized in museums and historic sites. Engaging audiences in conversations about hot topics such as health and medical sciences or climate change and responses to it, mediated by a history museum, can emphasize scientific rigor and the time lag between discovery and confirmation of societal benefit. Interpreting Science emphasizes the urgency of this work, provides a toolkit to start and sustain the work, shares case studies that model best practice, and resources useful to facilitate and sustain a science-infused public history.

Table of Contents:
Contents Foreword Jill Tiefenthaler, Chief Executive Officer, National Geographic Society Preface by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof Acknowledgments Part I - Science, the Public Historian and Museum Collections Introduction Chapter 1: Communicating Climate Change with Archives of Nature and Archives of Societies by Sam White Chapter 2: Creating Public Space for Complex Conversations by Melanie Armstrong Chapter 3: (Re)constructing the Past: Research and Science Interpretation in Experimental Archeological Open-Air Museums by Claus Kropp Chapter 4: Local Weather, Distant Connections: Interpreting Meteorological Instruments and Data by Roger Turner Chapter 5: Medical Science Archives: Closer and More Accessible Than They Might Appear by April White and David D. Vail Part II - Science and the Human Experience Introduction Chapter 6: From Farm to Table: A One-Health Scenario by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof Chapter 7: Seeing the Museum in the Garden: Using Living History Museums to Teach the History of Plant Introductions by Emily Pawley Chapter 8: The Outdoor Life: Seeking the “Cure” in New Mexico by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof Chapter 9: “…In the Interest of the Health Conservation of the American Negro”: National Negro Health Week, 1915-1951 by Cherisse Jones-Branch Chapter 10: Irrigation History: Moving Water from Colorado Mountain Peaks to Fruited Plain by Patricia Rettig Chapter 11: Exporting the “Wonders of Modern Science”: Thinking Scientifically About Food Aid and Foreign Policy by Kristin Ahlberg Part III - Science: A Culture of Doubt? A Culture of Questioning Introduction Chapter 12: Reflecting on Uncomfortable Science by Aimee Slaughter Chapter 13: For Our Own Protection: On Black Gay Males and HIV/AIDS Activism by Jajuan S. Johnson Chapter 14: Becoming a Scientist: Untangling the Roles of Chemistry Sets by Debra A. Reid Chapter 15: The “Gene Gun” and Genetic Engineering: Unpacking the Science by Karen- Beth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid Chapter 16: Know your analyst, know your food? by Benjamin R. Cohen Chapter 17: Science and Progress in the Kitchen: Forks, Eggbeaters, and Sporks by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof and Debra A. Reid Part IV - Science and History Museum Education Introduction Chapter 18: Integrating Art and Science to Effectively Share Knowledge by Bethann Garramon Merkle Chapter 19: School Gardens and Edible Education by Debra A. Reid Chapter 20: A Yearbook of Science for the Public Good by David D. Vail Chapter 21: Interpreting Scientists: An Interview with Storyteller Brian “Fox” Ellis Chapter 22: Design, Science, and Driven to Win: A History Museum Addresses the Innovation Opportunity Gap by Robert Oleary and Matt Anderson Chapter 23: Exploring Science with Young Naturalists by Debra A. Reid Conclusion IDEAS: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access to Science by Karen-Beth G. Scholthof Selected Readings Timeline Contributors Index


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781538172759
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 567 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1538172755
  • Publisher Date: 15 Oct 2023
  • Height: 256 mm
  • No of Pages: 177
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Width: 177 mm


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