Pseudoscience
The Conspiracy Against Science
$68.63
- Paperback
536 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2019
Summary
Case studies, personal accounts, and analysis show how to recognize and combat pseudoscience in a post-truth world.In a post-truth, fake news world, we are particularly susceptible to the claims of pseudoscience. When emotions and opinions are more widely disseminated than scientific findings, and self-proclaimed experts get their expertise from Google, how can the average person distinguish real science from fake? This book examines pseudoscience from a variety of perspectives, through case …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262537049 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0262537044 |
| Author: | Allison B. Kaufman, James C. Kaufman, David K. Hecht, Emilio Lobato, Corrine Zimmerman, Fernando Blanco, Helena Matute, Dean Keith Simonton, Kevin M. Folta, Britt Hermes |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 536 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 762g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 22mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
[Kaufman and Kaufman] have done a masterful job of curating a series of essays on science and pseudoscience….This comprehensive work can not be praised enough. Highly recommended.
—Choice…an invaluable volume that examines the cognitive biases that lead to pseudoscience, the history of pseudoscience, the reasons for its wide acceptance, how it is endangering our society, how to recognize it, and how we might reduce its impact….a tour-de-force, a compendium of vital information about science….The book is an excellent antidote to fake news and a handy reference.
—Science-Based MedicineAbout The Author
Allison B. Kaufman
Allison B. Kaufman is Research Scientist in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, where she is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology.James C. Kaufman is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education.Dean Keith Simonton, an expert on creativity and genius, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Origins of Genius, Creativity in Science, Genius 101, and other books.
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