Nonsense on Stilts

Author/Contributor(s):	Pigliucci, Massimo
Publisher:	University of Chicago Press
Date:	10/05/2018
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

"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 number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, disseminated, and interpreted, and what it means to our society"--