Lies, Damned Lies, and Science How to Sort Through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies

Name: Lies, Damned Lies, and Science How to Sort Through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies
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ISBN: 9780137155224

ISBN-10: 0137155220

ISBN-13: 9780137155224

Edition: 2009

Authors: Sherry Seethaler

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List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Pearson Technology Group
Publication date: 1/13/2009
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Potions, Plot, Personalities: Understand How Science Progresses and Why Scientists Sometimes Disagree



Who's Who?: Identify Those Who Hold Stake in an Issue and What Their Positions Are



Decisions, Decisions: Elucidate All the Pros and Cons of a Decision



Compare and Contrast: Place Alternatives in an Appropriate Context to Evaluate Tradeoffs



What Happens If...?: Distinguish Between Cause and Coincidence



Specific or General: Recognize How Broadly the Conclusions from a Study May Be Applied



Fun Figures: See Through the Number Jumble



Society's Say: Discern the Relationships Between Science and Policy



All the Tricks in the Book: Get Past the Ploys Designed to Simply Bypass Logic



Fitting The Pieces Together: Know How to Seek Information to Gain a Balanced Perspective


Conclusions: Twenty Essential Applications of the Tools


Acknowledgments


About the Author


Index