Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science

by James C. Kaufman

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262537044
• ISBN13: 9780262537049
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.6" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher