Uncertainty: How It Makes Science Advance

by Kevin McCain and Kostas Kampourakis

Scientific knowledge is the most solid and robust kind of knowledge that humans have because of the self-correcting character inherent in its own processes. Nevertheless, anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, among others, question some of the best-established scientific findings, making claims that are unsupported by empirical evidence. A common aspect of these claims is the reference to the uncertainties in these areas of research,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190871660
• ISBN13: 9780190871666
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.1" x 7.4"