Pseudoscience
The Conspiracy Against Science
Case studies, personal accounts, and analysis show how to recognize and combat pseudoscience in a post-truth world.In a post-truth, fake news world, we are particularly susceptible to the claims of pseudoscience. When emotions and opinions are more widely disseminated than scientific findings, and self-proclaimed experts get their expertise from Google, how can the average person distinguish real science from fake? This book examines pseudoscience from a variety of perspectives, through case studies, analysis, and personal accounts that show how to recognize pseudoscience, why it is so widely accepted, and how to advocate for real science. Co…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Kaufman, James C. (Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut) (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-262-53704-9
- EAN: 9780262537049
- Produktnummer: 28949695
- Verlag: MIT Press Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
- Seitenangabe: 536 S.
- Masse: H17.0 cm x B22.2 cm x D2.2 cm 854 g
- Abbildungen: 19 b 38 Illustrations, unspecified
- Gewicht: 854
- Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational
Über den Autor
Allison B. Kaufman is Research Scientist in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, where she is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology.James C. Kaufman is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education.Dean Keith Simonton, an expert on creativity and genius, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Origins of Genius, Creativity in Science, Genius 101, and other books.
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