Nonsense on Stilts How to Tell Science from Bunk

Name: Nonsense on Stilts How to Tell Science from Bunk
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ISBN: 9780226667867

ISBN-10: 0226667863

ISBN-13: 9780226667867

Edition: 2010

Authors: Massimo Pigliucci

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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. More and more parents are refusing to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link can been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, despite near consensus in the scientific community that manmade climate change is real. Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction Science versus Pseudoscience and the "Demarcation Problem"



Hard Science, Soft Science



Almost Science



Pseudoscience



Blame the Media?



Debates on Science: The Rise of Think Tanks and the Decline of Public Intellectuals



Science and Politics: The Case of Global Warming



Science in the Courtroom: The Case against Intelligent Design



From Superstition to Natural Philosophy



From Natural Philosophy to Modern Science



The Science Wars I: Do We Trust Science Too Much?



The Science Wars II: Do We Trust Science Too Little?



Who's Your Expert?


Conclusion So, What Is Science after All?


Notes


Index