Scientific Literacy and Critical Thinking Quiz

The objective of Sense about Science is to share with society the needed concepts and notions in order to understand and discuss scientific and medical statements.

Sense about Science is supported by more than 6,000 scientists and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

The document is entitled 'Making sense of chemical stories. A guide for the lifestyle sector and anybody with questions about chemical stories'.

<p>The document is targeted towards communication media gurus (including social networks) that give advice and opinions about issues related to our lifestyle.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The main concern of scientists is the disconnection between commentaries about lifestyle and the key contributions of chemistry, as well as the public's misunderstanding of chemical products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The text emphasizes that the term 'chemistry free' is a bad usage of language and should be replaced with 'chemicals free' or 'without chemical components'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The consequences include making decisions about lifestyle, family health, and social policies based on ignorance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical products are often portrayed as health hazards and dangerous to the environment that can be avoided or eliminated using alternative products like socks, soaps, or special diets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Synthetic chemical products are actually safer for human health than those considered 'natural'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The numbers indicate that an additive has been approved for alimentary use and that they include essential vitamins.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>This disconnect can be attributed to intensive advertising campaigns favoring alternative products, as well as concept errors propagated through advertising and media.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of the document is to address the conceptual errors surrounding chemical products and provide direct methods to evaluate them, particularly for journalists and writers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many effects disappear when additional experiments are carried out in a different manner.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Being exposed to a cocktail of chemical products represents a time bomb.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is beneficial to avoid manufactured chemical products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>We are laboratory mice of a non-regulated and uncontrolled experiment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Consider them in their own context: how they are used, what are their exposure limits and if there are alternatives to achieve identical benefits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sanitation processes, development of medicines, materials, and alimentary technology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To strictly control their usage, transportation, disposal, and monitoring.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Teresa Valdés-Solís is a Chemical Engineer and doctorate in Environmental Technologies. She is a scientist at CSIC and has researched on catalyzers and absorbers for energetic applications and environmentalism.</p> Signup and view all the answers