Nonsense on stilts
how to tell science from bunk
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Author
Publication
2010 - The University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois
Language
English
Word Count
83,000 words, Guess
Page Count
332 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivenonsenseonstilts00pigl
- Internet Archivenonsenseonstilts0000pigl
- Internet Archiveisbn_9780226667867
- ISBN-139780226667867
- ISBN-100226667855
and 9 more
- ISBN-100226667863
- ISBN-139780226667850
- Library of Congress Control Number2009049778
- OCLC Control Number457149439
- Better World Books674-BAB-255
- Better World Books9780226667867
- Better World Books9780226667850
- Better World Books674-BAB-256
- Open LibraryOL23954524M
Classifications
- DDC500
- LCCQ172.5.P77 P54 2010
- LCCQ172.5.P77P54 2010
Description
"Creationists who dismiss Darwin's theory of evolution. Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. Climate change deniers who dismiss the warming planet as a hoax. These are just some of the groups that, despite robust scientific evidence, embrace pseudoscientific beliefs and practices. Why do they believe bunk? And how does their ignorance threaten us all? 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--borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham--the nonsense on stilts. Covering a range of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what it means to our society. The result is in many ways a "taxonomy of bunk" that explores the intersection of science and culture at large"--Publisher description.
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