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This books retells the events that shaped the relationship between science and society, and that still dominate the collective imagery (Bikini, Chernobyl, AIDS, mad cow...). The focus is the present situation, showing how science governance in democracies needs socially shared choices. The conclusion is a fascinating hypothesis: social representations of technologies are modern myths, able to influence the debate on science and technology development, and create the society where we want to live.

Preface

1- First part: The begin; the birth of modern environmentalism. The dioxin of Seveso. 

2- Second part: the disenchantment; Bhopal, Chernobyl and new Viruses

3- Third part: Nineties; Mad Cow, OMG and Dolly

4- Fourth part: The protagonists; public understanding of Science, Not in my backyard and risk's governance

5- Fifth part: The other side of this story; Natural versus Artificial

With a background in physics and a past of science writer, Giancarlo Sturloni is project manager at the School in Science communication at ISAS, Trieste, where he teaches Communication of risk and Communication of medicine.