Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Park Robert L
• Pubblicazione: Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (x, 230 p. )
• Disciplina: 509/.73
• Soggetto topico: Science - Social aspects - United States; Fraud in science - United States; Natural Science Disciplines; Crime; Criminology; Social Sciences; Fraud; Science; Physical Sciences & Mathematics; Sciences - General
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: In 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Voodoo science
• ISBN: 0-19-976085-3; 0-19-988121-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825083903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II