Scientific Literacy
In my opinion, scientific knowledge refers to the term scientific literacy. As it is quoted by an article written by Emily Martin “Scientific literacy, What is it, Why it’s important and Why Scientist Think We Don’t Have It: The case of immunology and the Immune system”, in science matters: “science literacy is defined as ‘the knowledge you need to understand public issue…to put of [scientific] advances into a context that will allow you to take part in the national debate about them” (81). I believe this term of scientific literacy is too constricted because just to argue it is not scientific knowledge. If we take story number one as an instance for this meaning, it will make more sense to comprehend the description of scientific literacy. It shows that this explanation is too specific because every person has the information that immune system helps to battle against illnesses. I consider this material is enough for the public. The scientist from scientific matters is trying to show the scientific literacy by handing us the end result of the pop quiz that was held on the overall scientific knowledge of normal people. There is a debate in the response of the public and scientists. We, personally, cannot say that either one is not right. Based on this, we cannot say…show more content… In the story one, there is a microbiology professor. He is attempting to describe the immune system in a language that everyone can understand. As professor Keller explains, immune system as a powerful system in our body and metaphor for real power that is in our body (342). That signifies that without our immune system, it is not easy to survive as he associates the immune system with the real power in the body. There are many opportunities to get infection. Without immune system, the body cannot defend against the
