Essays by Isaac Asimov about issues in science science_issues

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

A Little More Exact

Subject: the precision of numerical values in science
First Published In: 15-Jul-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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Up We Go

Subject: /lighter than air flight
First Published In: May-84, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Knowledge Is Anywhere

Subject: knowledge often spans different branches of science; e.g. astrochemistry
First Published In: Spring-71, Publisher's Hall Syndicate
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Communication by Molecule

Subject: making a computer like the brain
First Published In: Mar-Apr-73, Bell Telephone Magazine
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Glasnost

Subject: publishing is central to science; a reader predicts an asteroid will hit Earth
First Published In: Mar-88, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
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Combatting U.S. Scientific Illiteracy

Original Title: Combatting U.S. Scientific Illiteracy (V8)
Subject: American students are scientifically illiterate
First Published In: 31-Mar-89, Los Angeles Times
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Scientists Are Human

Subject: personal problems can cause misery to anyone, even scientists
First Published In: Apr-80, SciQuest
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Getting Started

Subject: early scientists had little formal education, but read books
First Published In: Sep-80, SciQuest
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Thoughts in Prison

Subject: concentration has advanced science and kept sanity
First Published In: May-Jun-81, SciQuest
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The Ultimate Tool

Subject: language is the ultimate tool of science
First Published In: Oct-81, SciQuest
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Learning Science

Subject: knowledge of science can be valuable to anyone
First Published In: Jan-82, SciQuest
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The Sound of Panting

Subject: science books and journals
First Published In: Jun-55, Astounding
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The Scientists' Responsibility

Subject: cooperation of scientists
First Published In: Apr-71, Chemical and Engineering News
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The Useful Ivory Tower

Original Title: Support Your Useful Ivory Tower
Subject: knowledge usually has some usefulness, either bad or good
First Published In: Autumn-79, Creative Living
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Science, Public Must Be Friends if the World Is to Survive

Subject: scientists must teach science and the public must learn it
First Published In: 28-Aug-80, Los Angeles Times
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Science of the Eighties

Subject: reprint of "What's Fueling the Popular Science Explosion?", Aug-80
First Published In: Oct-80, Current
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Science Corps

Original Title: The Science Corps Wants You
Subject: establishing a science corps to encourage interest in science
First Published In: Feb-82, Science Digest
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My Favorite Books for Nonscientists

Subject: ten science books that every nonscientist should read
First Published In: Mar-82, Science Digest
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Popularizing Science

Subject: reasons society needs to have general knowledge of science
First Published In: Nov-83, Nature
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The Next Frontiers for Science

Subject: saving the planet must be the primary goal of science
First Published In: 18-Mar-91, People Magazine
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Those Crazy Ideas

Subject: creativity/encouraging scientific creativity
First Published In: Jan-60, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Dethronement

Subject: changing scientific theory
First Published In: Nov-61, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Isaac Winners

Subject: great scientists in history
First Published In: Jul-63, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Nobelmen of Science

Subject: great scientists
First Published In: Apr-66, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Fateful Lightning

Subject: Franklin's lightning rod/and its impact on rational thinking
First Published In: Jun-69, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Sin of the Scientist

Subject: poison gas/the social responsibility of scientists
First Published In: Nov-69, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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The Eureka Phenomenon

Subject: scientific inspiration
First Published In: Jun-71, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Alas, All Human

Subject: /integrity and dishonesty in science
First Published In: Jun-79, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Reward Delayed

Original Title: Nobel Prize Is Often a Delayed Reward (V8,9)
Subject: the reason for Nobel prize delays
First Published In: 5-Dec-86, Los Angeles Times
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A Question of Priorities

Subject: debate on the supercollider
First Published In: 1987-1989, Los Angeles Times
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False Alarm

Subject: experimental data proven to be wrong
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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Noise (w/Janet)

Subject: acoustic and electronic types of noise
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
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The Joys of the Unexpected

Subject: accidents sometimes trigger scientific advances
First Published In: Sep-79, SciQuest
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Playing It Safe

Subject: Galileo protected his right of discovery by a secret code
First Published In: Mar-80, SciQuest
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Gold from the Sun

Subject: scientific knowledge is valuable for its own sake
First Published In: May-Jun-80, SciQuest
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Sometimes It Takes Time

Subject: Nobel prizes can be too late for the short-lived
First Published In: Nov-80, SciQuest
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The Absent-Minded Professor

Original Title: The Absentminded Professor
Subject: famous stories about scientist's extreme concentration
First Published In: Dec-80, SciQuest
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Scientific Heretics

Subject: true advances in science are often hard to sell
First Published In: 1981, SciQuest
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The First Scientist

Subject: terminology: changing natural philosophy to science
First Published In: Apr-81, SciQuest
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The Knowledge of Good and Evil

Subject: don't try to limit the building of knowledge
First Published In: Sep-81, SciQuest
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Self-Correcting

Original Title: Self-Correction
Subject: science polices itself and mostly avoids scandal
First Published In: Feb-82, SciQuest
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We Came in Peace for All Mankind

Subject: the lunar landing provided the universal joy of intellectual discovery
First Published In: Dec-69, Redbook
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Of What Use?

Original Title: Intro: Basic Research that Shapes Our Lives
Subject: the result of scientific discoveries often cannot be predicted
First Published In: 1973, The Greatest Adventure
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Science is Where You Find It

Original Title: Science Studies Old Wives Cures
Subject: there may be a grain of truth in folk tales
First Published In: 20-Apr-74, TV Guide
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Benjamin Franklin Changes the World

Subject: belief in science being useful started with kite experiments
First Published In: Jul-76, Cricket
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Art and Science

Subject: advances in art and science are often complementary
First Published In: Mar-Apr-78, Design
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The Pace of Research

Subject: arguments against slowing scientific research
First Published In: 16-Jan-79, American Medical News
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Science and Beauty

Original Title: Science and the Sense of Wonder
Subject: science adds to and enhances the simple beauty we see
First Published In: 12-Aug-79, Washington Post
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Science and the Mountain Peak

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First Published In: Winter-80, The Skeptical Inquirer
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Do We Regulate Science?

Original Title: Government vs. Science
Subject: occasional misuse of science shouldn't stop the search for knowledge
First Published In: 1981 V13 No 9, Family Health
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Happy Accidents

Subject: serendipity in scientific discovery
First Published In: Jul-81, Science Digest
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For Public Understanding of Science

Original Title: Informing the Public: Why Bother?- The Case For
Subject: arguments for support and funding for science and research
First Published In: Jan-Feb-82, SIPIscope
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Short Term; Long Term

Original Title: Scoring Points Over Chernobyl May Backfire
Subject: the Chernobyl disaster and its effects on world nuclear future
First Published In: 6-May-86, Newsday
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How Exciting!

Subject: magic is more exciting than science because it is unpredictable
First Published In: 1987, Young Witches & Warlocks
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Guide to Essays
Authors:
Edward Seiler
ejseiler@earthlink.net

Richard Hatcher (hatch888@airmail.net)