LEADER 03948oam 22007692a 450 001 9910825083903321 005 20240516113820.0 010 $a0-19-976085-3 010 $a0-19-988121-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000154608 035 $a(MH)008358775-6 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000614630 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12235834 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000614630 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10604875 035 $a(PQKB)11113124 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC845883 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000154608 100 $a19990716d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aVoodoo science $ethe road from foolishness to fraud /$fRobert L. Park$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aOxford;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (x, 230 p. ) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-19-514710-3 311 $a0-19-513515-6 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 It's Not News, It's Entertainment: In which the media covers Voodoo Science -- 2 The Belief Gene: In which science offers a strategy for sorting out the truth -- 3 Placebos Have Side Effects: In which people turn to "natural" medicine -- 4 The Virtual Astronaut: In which people dream of artificial worlds -- 5 There Ought to Be a Law: In which Congress seeks to repeal the laws of thermodynamics -- 6 Perpetuum Mobile: In which people dream of infinite free energy -- 7 Currents of Fear: In which power lines are suspected of causing cancer -- 8 Judgment Day: In which the courts confront "Junk Science -- 9 Only Mushrooms Grow in the Dark: In which Voodoo Science is protected by official secrecy -- 10 How Strange Is the Universe?: In which ancient superstitions reappear as pseudoscience -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z. 330 $aIn a time of dazzling scientific progress, how can we separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims? From Deepak Chopra's "quantum alternative to growing old" to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert Park leads us down the back alleys of fringe science, through the gleaming corridors of Washington power and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo science. Along the way, he offers simple and engaging science lessons, proving that you don't have to be a scientist to spot the fraudulent science that swirls around us. 606 $aScience$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aFraud in science$zUnited States 606 $aScience$xSocial aspects$zUnited States 606 $aFraud in science$zUnited States 606 $aNatural Science Disciplines 606 $aCrime 606 $aCriminology 606 $aSocial Sciences 606 $aFraud 606 $aScience 606 $aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics$2HILCC 606 $aSciences - General$2HILCC 615 0$aScience$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFraud in science 615 0$aScience$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFraud in science 615 2$aNatural Science Disciplines 615 2$aCrime 615 2$aCriminology 615 2$aSocial Sciences 615 2$aFraud 615 2$aScience 615 7$aPhysical Sciences & Mathematics 615 7$aSciences - General 676 $a509/.73 700 $aPark$b Robert L$043852 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825083903321 996 $aVoodoo science$93966075 997 $aUNINA 999 $aThis Record contains information from the Harvard Library Bibliographic Dataset, which is provided by the Harvard Library under its Bibliographic Dataset Use Terms and includes data made available by, among others the Library of Congress