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Dorothy Nelkin
Researcher at New York University
Publications - 102
Citations - 4975
Dorothy Nelkin is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & Creationism. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 102 publications receiving 4900 citations.
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Selling Science: How the Press Covers Science and Technology
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explain why accurate science reporting is important, describe public relations ploys, and look at biases, constraints and myth making in science journalism, and discuss the role of bias in science reporting.
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The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon
Dorothy Nelkin,M. Susan Lindee +1 more
TL;DR: Nelkin and Lindee as discussed by the authors argue that the gene in popular culture draws on scientific ideas but is not constrained by the technical definition of the gene as a section of DNA that codes for a protein.
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Controversy: Politics of Technical Decisions
TL;DR: Controversy as discussed by the authors is a set of case studies edited by Nelkin that describes and analyses the struggles between different perspectives: between those who see technological development as a rational and objective process and those who view this process as primarily political.