EAN: 9783030122058

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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).

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