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World in Confusion How Scientists Persuade Each Other (and how we can benefit from their skills)

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

08.04.2027

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Approx. 230 p.

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Springer

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14

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15,5/23,5 cm

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Englisch

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978-3-032-41363-5

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

08.04.2027

Abbildungen

Approx. 230 p.

Verlag

Springer

Seitenzahl

14

Maße (B/H)

15,5/23,5 cm

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-3-032-41363-5

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  • WORLD IN CONFUSION.- FOUNDATIONS.- Where did the king go wrong? The boon of falsifiability.- Does anybody want to be a slave? Falsified consequences.- Do continents waltz? Some patterns are accidental, others make sense.- Phlogiston or oxygen? The self-corrective nature of science.- Where did all the dinos go? The force of mounting evidence.- Does she really communicate with the dead? Burden of proof.- Is ice heavier than water? Theory at odds with evidence.- Archimedes and Hiero’s crown: facts may be hard to come by.- Brownian motion: the helping hand of math.- Gambler’s world: the miracle of statistical evaluation.- Counting women’s teeth: struggling with alternative explanations.- What constitutes a good explanation? Hitchhiker’s guide.- The case of mischievous clocks: in praise of simplicity.- Galileo and the cardinals: philosophy behind science.- From magic potions to modern treatments: clinical trials.- Putting it all together: how to persuade a scientist?.- What is truth, anyway? Are there different sorts?.- WORLD IN COMPETITION.- “Where does most of it take place?” Institutions of higher learning.- “Publish or perish?” Role of publications.- “Is it all about money?” Role of funding agencies.- “Who’s best?” Competition wherever you look.- FRAILTIES OF THE HUMAN MIND.- Francis Bacon’s warning: Do not worship false idols.- Other hurdles: prejudice and its relatives.- Devil’s snare: ideas too beautiful to be wrong.- How to not to be objective: observational selectivity.- Embarrassing interview: is scientific integrity a sure thing?.- SCIENTIFIC WAYS NEGLECTED.- Heavenly advice: portents and the instruction from the stars.- Outside the reach of science: superstitions and paranormal phenomena.- What scientists are hiding: the Earth is flat.- Uncomfortable truth: world in the hands of conspirators.- Outside the realm of falsification: blunders in the name of religion.- Social engineering: hazards of unanticipated side effects.- Visions of perfect societies: falsification prohibited.- FOUR TURNING POINTS.- Pendulum: The knack for asking questions.- Bacon’s gift to humankind: the miracle of induction.