"The authors provide impressive and compelling social scientific insights into a major agricultural and environmental issue. Vanishing Bees is a fascinating case study of how knowledge and ignorance are produced."— Elizabeth Popp Berman, University at Albany, SUNY "Using the complex issues surrounding Colony Collapse Disorder, the authors perform an extraordinary feat, informing us about the politics of knowledge and ignorance, while showing ... Read morehow the strengths of modern science limits its ability to address problems of complexity."— Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University "A rigorous and provocative analysis of how scientists and citizens address a crisis."— Jay Evans, Research Leader, Bee Research Lab, USDA-ARS "There’s a lot we don’t know about why bees are vanishing, and this book provides the tools to understand why ignorance prevails. The analysis explains how our struggles with complexity are compounded by biases about who speaks as an expert."— Steven Epstein, author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge "Honey bees are dying and humans are responding with a kaleidoscope of views and approaches to explain why. The authors artfully bring multiple perspectives together and offer a welcome glimpse into how we might unify to restore bee health."— Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota "Using the complex issues surrounding Colony Collapse Disorder, the authors perform an extraordinary feat, informing us about the politics of knowledge and ignorance, while showing how the strengths of modern science limits its ability to address problems of complexity."— Lawrence Busch, Michigan State University "Honey bees are dying and humans are responding with a kaleidoscope of views and approaches to explain why. The authors artfully bring multiple perspectives together and offer a welcome glimpse into how we might unify to restore bee health."— Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota "The authors provide impressive and compelling social scientific insights into a major agricultural and environmental issue. Vanishing Bees is a fascinating case study of how knowledge and ignorance are produced."— Elizabeth Popp Berman, University at Albany, SUNY "There’s a lot we don’t know about why bees are vanishing, and this book provides the tools to understand why ignorance prevails. The analysis explains how our struggles with complexity are compounded by biases about who speaks as an expert."— Steven Epstein, author of Impure Science: AIDS, Activism, and the Politics of Knowledge "A rigorous and provocative analysis of how scientists and citizens address a crisis."— Jay Evans, Research Leader, Bee Research Lab, USDA-ARS Show Less