Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.
Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.
Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.
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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
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G 2018/6663
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English
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317 pages ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction. Science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem" -- Frustrating conversations -- Hard science, soft science -- Almost science -- Pseudoscience -- Blame the media? -- Debates on science: the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals -- From superstition to na...
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Publisher
Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2018.
Edition
Second edition.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2018.
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Summary
"Why do people believe in bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices and ignore data? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a...
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Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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©2018
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G 2018/6663
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74VKVQbOy8mZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVQbOy8mZ
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9780226495996 paperback alkaline paper
022649599X paperback alkaline paper
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001.9
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991024198816902626
