Title Particle Panic! : How Popular Media and Popularized Science Feed Public Fears of Particle Accelerator Experiments Author(s) Larsen, Kristine Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. Description XV, 194 p. 48 illus., 44 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note From novels and short stories to television and film, popular media has made a cottage industry of predicting the end of the world will be caused by particle accelerators. Rather than allay such fears, public pronouncements by particle scientists themselves often unwittingly fan the flames of hysteria. This book surveys media depictions of particle accelerator physics and the perceived dangers these experiments pose. In addition, it describes the role of scientists in propagating such fears and misconceptions, offering as a conclusion ways in which the scientific community could successfully allay such misplaced fears through more effective communication strategies. The book is aimed at the general reader interested in separating fact from fiction in the field of high-energy physics, at science educators and communicators, and, last but not least, at all scientists concerned about these issues. About the Author Kristine M Larsen holds a Ph.D. in Physics and is currently a professor at Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT, in the Geological Sciences Department. She has published a number of books, among them The Women Who Popularized Geology in the 19th Century (Springer, 2017), The Mythological Dimensions of Neil Gaiman (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2012. Recipient of the Gold Medal for Science Fiction/Fantasy in the 2012 Florida Publishing Association Awards), The Mythological Dimensions of Doctor Who (eds. Anthony Burdge, Jessica Burke, and Kristine Larsen. Kitsune Press, 2010), as well as Stephen Hawking: A Biography (Greenwood Press, 2005) and Cosmology 101 (Greenwood Press, (2007) ISBN,Price 9783030122065 Keyword(s) 1. COMMUNICATION 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. Media and Communication 5. NUCLEAR PHYSICS 6. Particle and Nuclear Physics 7. PHYSICS 8. Popular Science in Physics 9. Popular Science in Technology 10. Science???Social aspects 11. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 12. TECHNOLOGY Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08581     On Shelf