| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 264 pages) |
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text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Part I: SCIENCE TOOLS. Introduction -- Science Is Arguing -- Tools Scientists Use -- Science for Every Person -- Role of Critical Thinking -- Part II: SCIENCE IN EVERYDAY LIFE. Media -- Pseudoscience -- Debunking Science Myths -- What Are Scientists' Responsibilities? -- Part III: SCIENCE. Getting People to Love Science -- Driving the Economy through Science. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-255) and index. |
| Summary |
"We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims. Does drinking coffee really cause cancer? Does bisphenol-A in our tin can linings really cause reproductive damage? Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers how to think like a scientist in order to question more critically claims like these. Peter A. Daempfle introduces readers to the basics of scientific inquiry, defining what science is and how it can be misused. Through provocative real-world examples, the book helps readers acquire the tools needed to distinguish scientific truth from myth. The book celebrates science and its role in society while building scientific literacy."--Back cover. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Science -- Methodology.
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Science -- Methodology. |
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Science news -- Evaluation.
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Science news. |
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Evaluation. |
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Communication in science.
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Communication in science. |
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Science -- Study and teaching.
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Science -- Study and teaching. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Daempfle, Peter. Good science, bad science, pseudoscience, and just plain bunk 9781442217263 (DLC) 2012034880 (OCoLC)811137263 |
| ISBN |
9781442217287 (electronic book) |
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1442217286 (electronic book) |
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9781442217263 |
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144221726X |
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9781299184398 |
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1299184391 |
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9781442217270 |
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1442217278 |
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