- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Prologue
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part i The Hunt for Eden -
Chapter 1 The Wolf is at the Door-Who's Afraid? -
Chapter 2 The Shy Giant of the Forest -
Chapter 3 A Tropical Primate in Alaska -
Chapter 4 Emissaries of a Dying Epoch -
part ii The Meek and the Bold -
Chapter 5 Subarctic Shadows -
Chapter 6 To Know Thy Enemy -
Chapter 7 Among the Naive -
Chapter 8 A Tiger East of the Sun -
part iii A Search for Ice Age Relicts -
chapter 9 A Continent of Virgins and Recent Ghosts -
Chapter 10 On Being Caribou and Musk Ox -
Chapter 11 Islands of Ice and Innocence -
part iv The Predator's Gaze -
Chapter 12 Changing the Rules of Engagement -
Chapter 13 Nomads of the Gobi -
Chapter 14 The Silent Cats of Patagonia -
part v Making the Beast More Savage, or Less? -
Chapter 15 A Credibility Conundrum -
Chapter 16 Different Sides of the Darwinian Divide -
chapter 17 Of Fear and Culture - Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Readings of Interest and Exploration
- Index
A Credibility Conundrum
A Credibility Conundrum
- Chapter:
- (p.248) Chapter 15 A Credibility Conundrum
- Source:
- The Better to Eat You With
- Author(s):
Joel Berger
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
This chapter discusses how many still fail to make the link between the study of natural history and the study of science. The rancor between science and application has grown only firmer, whether the issue is global warming, stem cells, or ecological restoration. When knowledge becomes available, the public demands it, along with accountability, a force that causes governmental practices to change. The acceptance of cold, hard facts is far easier when they have no bearing on our culture, our beliefs, and our economies. Science is controversial, and some people will never believe a fact is a fact unless they witness it. The chapter considers the issue of carnivore reintroduction in the United States, where the base of knowledge has shifted from fact to perception.
Keywords: science, natural history, carnivore reintroduction, United States
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- Title Pages
- [UNTITLED]
- Epigraph
- Foreword
- Prologue
-
part i The Hunt for Eden -
Chapter 1 The Wolf is at the Door-Who's Afraid? -
Chapter 2 The Shy Giant of the Forest -
Chapter 3 A Tropical Primate in Alaska -
Chapter 4 Emissaries of a Dying Epoch -
part ii The Meek and the Bold -
Chapter 5 Subarctic Shadows -
Chapter 6 To Know Thy Enemy -
Chapter 7 Among the Naive -
Chapter 8 A Tiger East of the Sun -
part iii A Search for Ice Age Relicts -
chapter 9 A Continent of Virgins and Recent Ghosts -
Chapter 10 On Being Caribou and Musk Ox -
Chapter 11 Islands of Ice and Innocence -
part iv The Predator's Gaze -
Chapter 12 Changing the Rules of Engagement -
Chapter 13 Nomads of the Gobi -
Chapter 14 The Silent Cats of Patagonia -
part v Making the Beast More Savage, or Less? -
Chapter 15 A Credibility Conundrum -
Chapter 16 Different Sides of the Darwinian Divide -
chapter 17 Of Fear and Culture - Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- Readings of Interest and Exploration
- Index