Voodoo Science The Road from Foolishness to Fraud

Name: Voodoo Science The Road from Foolishness to Fraud
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ISBN: 9780195147100

ISBN-10: 0195147103

ISBN-13: 9780195147100

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robert L. Park

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In a time of dazzling scientific progress, how can we separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims? From Deepak Chopra's "quantum alternative to growing old" to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert Park leads us down the back alleys of fringe science, through the gleaming corridors of Washington power and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo science. Along the way, he offers simple and engaging science lessons, proving that you don't have to be a scientist to spot the fraudulent science that swirls around us. While remaining highly humorous, this hard-hitting account also tallies the cost: the billions…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/15/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 7.72" wide x 5.12" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface



It's Not News, It's Entertainment: In Which the Media Covers Voodoo Science



The Belief Gene: In Which Science Offers a Strategy for Sorting Out the Truth



Placebos Have Side Effects: In Which People Tum to "Natural" Medicine



The Virtual Astronaut: In Which People Dream of Artificial Worlds



There Ought To Be a Law: In Which Congress Seeks to Repeal the Laws of Thermodynamics



Perpetuum Mobile: In Which People Dream of Infinite Free Energy



Currents of Fear: In Which Power Lines Are Suspected of Causing Cancer



Judgment Day: In Which the Courts Confront "Junk Science"



Only Mushrooms Grow in the Dark: In Which Voodoo Science Is Protected by Official Secrecy



How Strange Is the Universe? In Which Ancient Superstitions Reappear as Pseudoscience


Index