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| Earthquake Prediction |
| March 1997 | Table of Contents | Volume 42 | Number 3 |
DEPARTMENTS
POLITICAL SCENE
New Leadership in Washington
David Applegate
Whatever Happened to Earthquake Prediction?
by Christopher Scholz Attempts to identify precursory phenomena and
predict the locations of future earthquakes have met with little success. But
we shouldn't allow past failures or undue skepticism to keep us from trying to
understand the geologic events that precede quakes.
Geology in the Popular Press: Paleontology's Greatest Hits
by Dale A. Springer When newspapers and general interest magazines
cover geology, dinosaurs and fossils often grab the headlines. Geologists can
use this interest in paleontology to educate the public about geology -- and
about the nature of science itself.
The Earth Sciences and the Public Realm: Rethinking Geology's
Role
by Robert Frodeman The American people have developed a new
relationship to Earth and a new definition of the public good. These changes
create an opportunity for earth scientists to become public scientists and for
the earth sciences to take their rightful place at the center of public
concerns.
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