| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 208 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index. |
| Contents |
The revelation of uncertainty -- The blind spot -- The blind spot revealed -- Certainty or wonder? -- Crisis! -- Ambiguity -- Self-reference : the human element in science -- The mystery of number -- Science as the ambiguous search for unity -- The still point -- Conclusion : living in a world of uncertainty. |
| Summary |
In today's unpredictable and chaotic world, we look to science to provide certainty and answers--and often blame it when things go wrong. The Blind Spot reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. Crackling with insights into our most perplexing contemporary dilemmas, from climate change to the global financial meltdown, this book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. At the same time, it sho. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Social aspects.
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Science -- Social aspects. |
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Uncertainty (Information theory)
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Uncertainty (Information theory) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Byers, William. Blind spot. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2011 9780691146843 (DLC) 2010029682 (OCoLC)652743575 |
| ISBN |
9781400838158 (electronic book) |
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1400838150 (electronic book) |
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9780691146843 (hardback) |
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0691146845 (hardback) |
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