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Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park
| Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 215 |
| Soggetto topico |
Religion and science
Superstition |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-53136-0
9786612531361 1-4008-2877-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Lessons from a tree -- CHAPTER ONE. A Bigger Prize: In which we discover scientists of faith -- CHAPTER TWO. The Secret of Life: In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives -- CHAPTER THREE. Miracle at Columbia: In which both sides pray for victory -- CHAPTER FOUR. Giving Up the Ghost: In which we search for the soul -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Silent Army: In which we search for an afterlife -- CHAPTER SIX. The Tsunami God: In which the innocent suffer -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The New Age: In which anything goes -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Schrödinger's Grave: In which quantum mysticism is found to be superstition -- CHAPTER NINE. The Barbary Duck: In which the body heals itself -- CHAPTER TEN. The Deer. In which the placebo effect is explained -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Moral Law: In which we instinctively know right from wrong -- CHAPTER TWELVE. The Last Butterfly. In which there is no place else to go -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456733503321 |
Park Robert L
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park
| Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 215 |
| Soggetto topico |
Religion and science
Superstition |
| ISBN |
1-282-53136-0
9786612531361 1-4008-2877-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Lessons from a tree -- CHAPTER ONE. A Bigger Prize: In which we discover scientists of faith -- CHAPTER TWO. The Secret of Life: In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives -- CHAPTER THREE. Miracle at Columbia: In which both sides pray for victory -- CHAPTER FOUR. Giving Up the Ghost: In which we search for the soul -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Silent Army: In which we search for an afterlife -- CHAPTER SIX. The Tsunami God: In which the innocent suffer -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The New Age: In which anything goes -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Schrödinger's Grave: In which quantum mysticism is found to be superstition -- CHAPTER NINE. The Barbary Duck: In which the body heals itself -- CHAPTER TEN. The Deer. In which the placebo effect is explained -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Moral Law: In which we instinctively know right from wrong -- CHAPTER TWELVE. The Last Butterfly. In which there is no place else to go -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780861003321 |
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Park Robert L
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park
| Superstition [[electronic resource] ] : belief in the age of science / / Robert L. Park |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (241 p.) |
| Disciplina | 215 |
| Soggetto topico |
Religion and science
Superstition |
| ISBN |
1-282-53136-0
9786612531361 1-4008-2877-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction: Lessons from a tree -- CHAPTER ONE. A Bigger Prize: In which we discover scientists of faith -- CHAPTER TWO. The Secret of Life: In which Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection survives -- CHAPTER THREE. Miracle at Columbia: In which both sides pray for victory -- CHAPTER FOUR. Giving Up the Ghost: In which we search for the soul -- CHAPTER FIVE. The Silent Army: In which we search for an afterlife -- CHAPTER SIX. The Tsunami God: In which the innocent suffer -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The New Age: In which anything goes -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Schrödinger's Grave: In which quantum mysticism is found to be superstition -- CHAPTER NINE. The Barbary Duck: In which the body heals itself -- CHAPTER TEN. The Deer. In which the placebo effect is explained -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. The Moral Law: In which we instinctively know right from wrong -- CHAPTER TWELVE. The Last Butterfly. In which there is no place else to go -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819579003321 |
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Park Robert L
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| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]]
| Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| 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 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books |
| ISBN |
0-19-976085-3
0-19-988121-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461958503321 |
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Park Robert L
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| Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]]
| Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| 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 |
| ISBN |
0-19-976085-3
0-19-988121-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789980203321 |
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Park Robert L
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| Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]]
| Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / / Robert L. Park [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Park Robert L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 |
| 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 |
| ISBN |
0-19-976085-3
0-19-988121-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910825083903321 |
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Park Robert L
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| Oxford; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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