| dc.contributor.advisor | Boyce Rensberger. | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Frazer, Jennifer Tucker, 1978- | en_US |
| dc.contributor.other | MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2007-11-15T18:07:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2007-11-15T18:07:47Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2004 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2004 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/39433 | |
| dc.description | Thesis (S.M. in Science Writing)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Humanities, Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies, 2004. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (p. 40-42). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Molds are everywhere, lately: in our homes, newspapers, and courtrooms, and on our minds. In the past few years, mold has gone from a blip on the radar of public consciousness to a major force in home inspections, insurance, litigation, and testing. Never before have people been so concerned over a group of creatures that--undeniably--have been there all along. This thesis--written as a four-part newspaper series--details the mold hysteria phenomenon, the biology of indoor molds, the science of indoor mold and health, and the profit-making frenzy that capitalized on mold fever. | en_US |
| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Jennifer Tucker Frazer. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 42 p. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | en_US |
| dc.rights | M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 | |
| dc.subject | Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies. | en_US |
| dc.title | Mold fever : how a bizarre life form penetrated popular consciousness and launched a creeping hysteria | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | S.M.in Science Writing | en_US |
| dc.contributor.department | MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic Studies | |
| dc.identifier.oclc | 59008133 | en_US |
