The New Celebrity Scientists Out of the Lab and into the Limelight [Hardcover]

A former reporter, Fahy understands how electronic media shape public perception of all aspects of society. ?This includes science, for which media have created a new breed of scientist, celebrity scientists who are in the public eye by dint of popular books, television, and/or newsprint. ?These individuals are the scientific worlds version of movie stars and star athletes. ?Fahy considers eight well-known contemporary scientists: Stephen Hawking, who inherited Einsteins mantle; evolutionist Richard Dawkins, who carries the banner of militant atheism; James Lovelock, the maverick outsider who proposed the Gaia hypothesis; and Neil deGrasse Tyson, who has replaced Carl Sagan as televisions go-to science expert.? Others include cosmologist Brian Greene; the Baroness Susan Greenfield, who studies Alzheimers disease and Parkinsons disease; the late evolutionist Stephen Jay Gould, and psychologist Stephen Pinker.? This interesting book covers the work and life of each in some depth, and extensive chapter notes direct those who wish to delve more deeply into their lives. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers.When thinking of celebrity culture, science may not be the first thing that comes to mind. But science and fame go hand in hand in School of Communication professor Declan Fahys new book The New Celebrity Scientists: Out of the Lab and into the Limelight. . . .The New Celebrity Scientists works to debunk the myth that science is simply meant to stay in laboratories or for the elite. . . .Fahy delves into the world of science through both a formal and personal lens, bringing the contemporary figures that are driving scientific discussion into the limelight.The result of The New Celebrity Scientists is a in-depth look into how celebrity scientists help determine what it means to be human, the nature of reality, and how to prepare for society's uncertain future.Very timely and well written&. I recommend this book to anyone interested not only in science and its prl“m