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At The Fringes Of Science Michael W Friedlander

At The Fringes Of Science By Michael W Friedlander

At The Fringes Of Science by Michael W Friedlander

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In this book, Michael Friedlander provides an increased understanding of what science is, how it works, and how the nonscientist should deal with science at its fringes, showing how scientists examine the hard cases to determine what is science and what is pseudoscience.

At The Fringes Of Science Summary

At The Fringes Of Science by Michael W Friedlander

Scientific discoveries are constantly in the news. Almost daily we hear about new and important breakthroughs. But sometimes it turns out that what was trumpeted as scientific truth is later discredited, or controversy may long swirl about some dramatic claim.What is a nonscientist to believe? Many books debunk pseudoscience, and some others presen

About Michael W Friedlander

Michael W. Friedlander is professor of physics at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of The Conduct of Science, Astronomy, From Stonehenge to Quasars, and Cosmic Rays, a selection of the Astronomy Book Club.

Table of Contents

Preface -- 1 Science and Its Imitators -- 2 Oldies but Goodies -- 3 Hesitant Revolutions-Successful and Failed -- 4 Science and Its Practice -- 5 The Machinery of Science -- 6 Respectable Maverick Ideas -- 7 Walking on Water or Skating on Thin Ice -- 8 Tabloid Science -- 9 Pscience -- 10 Fraud: Yes, No, and Maybe -- 11 Political Pseudoscience -- 12 Taking Stock -- 13 Responding to Fringe Science -- Epilogue

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NPB9780367314613
9780367314613
0367314614
At The Fringes Of Science by Michael W Friedlander
Michael W Friedlander
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2019-08-28
220
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