Peter A. Daempfle

Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk

How to Tell the Difference

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers to think like scientists-to critically evaluate the truth of scientific claims. Filled with provocative real-life examples, from the effects of Bisphenol-A to examining some of the alleged causes of cancer, the book helps readers build their tools of scientific literacy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juli 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 433g
• ISBN-13: 9781442217270
• ISBN-10: 1442217278
• Artikelnr.: 40842286

Autorenporträt

Peter A. Daempfle is associate professor of biology at SUNY College of Technology at Delhi. He has taught in the sciences for more than 20 years and has served as an advisor in the standards-based reform effort, working to improve national science literacy and to advance the importance of scientific thinking.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures Preface I. Science Tools 1: Introduction 2: Science is
Arguing 3: Tools Scientists Use 4: Science for Every Person 5: The Role of
Critical Thinking II. Science in Everyday Life 6 : The Media 7:
Pseudoscience 8: Debunking Science Myths: Separating Fact from Fluff 9:
What are Scientists¿ Responsibilities? III. Science: Threats or Compromises
10: Science Progress 11: Getting People to Love Science 12: Driving the
Economy through Science Acknowledgments About the Author Glossary Index