Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk : How to Tell the Difference

Daempfle, Peter A.

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers（2012/12発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 280 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781442217263
• DDC分類 500

Full Description

We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims. Does drinking coffee really cause cancer? Does bisphenol-A in our tin can linings really cause reproductive damage? Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers how to think like a scientist to question claims like these more critically.

Peter A. Daempfle introduces readers to the basics of scientific inquiry, defining what science is and how it can be misused. Through provocative real-world examples, the book helps readers acquire the tools needed to distinguish scientific truth from myth. The book celebrates science and its role in society while building scientific literacy.

Contents

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