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dc.contributor.authorallLanza, Tiziana; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione AC, Roma, Italiaen
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-22T15:23:18Zen
dc.date.available2010-02-22T15:23:18Zen
dc.date.issued2006-05-19en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2122/5917en
dc.description.abstractAuthor of popular bestsellers, some of them also successful movies, Michael Crichton with his last book State of Fear contributes to heat the debate over Global Warming, a long standing debate recently exasperated by the USA’s refusal of ratifying Kyoto protocol. Crichton’s last techno-thriller is an interesting literary experiment, because the author inserted in the text graphs coming from excellent research centres. The book contains footnotes where quotes from scientific articles are used to validate the story. The bibliography is a long list of references to scientists’ works. An analysis of how science has been used in this context will lead to more general considerations. The scientific community is claiming at large that Global Climate Change will lead to more frequent extreme events. Can the fiction help citizens to get aware of the role played by science in this context, getting them also involved in the problem solving? Rather than considering the fiction as conceived merely for entertaining, we suggest to consider it as an intriguing tool to promote a debate between people and the scientific community. In the past when human beings were facing a violent planet, without the help of science, myths and tales have saved lives. In the same way, we should welcome stories as a way to involve people in scientific issues of vital importance for the contemporary world.en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisher.nameConference proceedingsen
dc.relation.ispartofThe 9th International Conference on Public Communication of Science and Technologyen
dc.subjectGlobal Warming, Climate Change, Science via narrativesen
dc.subjectFiction, Story, Novel,Michael Crichtonen
dc.titleGlobal warming between science and fictionen
dc.typeConference paperen
dc.description.statusPublisheden
dc.subject.INGV05. General::05.03. Educational, History of Science, Public Issues::05.03.99. General or miscellaneousen
dc.description.ConferenceLocationSeoul - Koreaen
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dc.description.obiettivoSpecifico5.9. Formazione e informazioneen
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dc.contributor.authorLanza, Tizianaen
dc.contributor.departmentIstituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione AC, Roma, Italiaen
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