Science Is Not What You Think: How It Has Changed, Why We Can't Trust It, How It Can Be Fixed

by Henry H Bauer and Henry H. Bauer

This book discusses the ways in which science, the touchstone of reliable knowledge in modern society, changed dramatically in the second half of the 20th century, becoming less trustworthy through conflicts of interest and excessive competitiveness. Fraud became common enough that organized efforts to combat it now include a federal Office of Research Integrity. Competent minority opinions are sometimes thereby suppressed, with the result that...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669104
• ISBN13: 9781476669106
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher