As promised, here is the book's table of contents, and there's more to come:
From a Scientist and a Writer (Introduction) 1. Why Pluto Matters 2. Rethinking the Problem of Scientific Illiteracy
Part I: The Rise and Cultural Decline of American Science
3. From Sputnik to Sagan 4. Third Culture or Nerd Culture?
Part II: Different Rifts, Still Divided
5. Science Escape 2008 6. Unpopular Science 7. Hollywood and the Mad Scientists 8. Bruising Their Religion
Part III: The Future in Our Bones
9. The Bloggers Cannot Save Us 10. Is Our Scientists Learning? Conclusion: A New Mission for American Science
Tomorrow we'll begin posting a bit of content from the first chapter, "Why Pluto Matters." Once again, you can preorder here.
