Nonsense on stilts how to tell science from bunk
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TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Chicago London : University of Chicago Press 2010Description: 332 pISBN: 9780226667867Subject(s): Pseudoscience | Science | Science | Science | Science | PhysicsOnline resources: Click here to access online 
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New Arrivals (06 December 2018)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.
Introduction : science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem" -- Hard science, soft science -- Almost science -- Pseudoscience -- Blame the media? -- Debates on science : the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals -- Science and politics : the case of global warming -- Science in the courtroom : the case against intelligent design -- From superstition to natural philosophy -- From natural philosophy to modern science -- The science wars I : do we trust science too much? -- The science wars II : do we trust science too little? -- Who's your expert? -- Conclusion : so, what is science after all?
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