A Parliament of Science: Science for the 21st Century

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Summary

Interviews with scientific leaders focus on the challenges, promises, and perils of science and technology.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction	p. 1
The Scandal of Unsustainability	p. 10
The Sixth Wave of Extinction	p. 20
Protecting the Biosphere	p. 26
Where Science and Policy Meet: The Search for a Common Language	p. 32
Ecology: Modern Science and Traditional Wisdom	p. 42
The Eyes of the Universe	p. 52
Hope, Anxiety, and Doubt: The Public View of Science	p. 62
The Role of the Citizen	p. 72
Particles and Poverty	p. 78
Only People Give Me Hope	p. 86
The Biology of Making Peace	p. 94
A Life Devoted to Peace	p. 102
Science for Peace	p. 108
The Cry of the Eight Hundred Million	p. 120
The Soul of Sustainability	p. 128
Sharing Knowledge for Development	p. 138
Let Our Children Bridge the Gap	p. 146
Doing Science in Ethics Time	p. 154
Bibliography	p. 163
About the Editors	p. 165
Index	p. 167
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