Sins Against Science - How Misinformation Affects Our Lives and Laws (Paperback)

Misinformation has had dramatic and dangerous effects, as evidenced by numerous events of the late 2010s and early 2020s. Reading a steady stream of misinformation leads to distrust, potentially leading to conflict in one's family and workplace, and even to civil unrest. At the heart of many such matters is scientific illiteracy. Many people enjoy a life of ease and convenience because of science-and since science also crosses courtrooms, classrooms and cultures, it has great potential to debunk misinformation and untangle the confusion on such issues as vaccines, sexual identity, race and evolution, alternative medicine, and human reproduction. This book addresses those issues and the popular stories, conspiracies, and misleading headlines that circulate across media platforms. Bringing accurate knowledge into people's agendas is challenging, and this book uses science and facts as a basis of every deliberation over laws and policies. The chapters weave together history, politics, human biology, and law, and demonstrate how our lives are dependent on understanding the nature of things.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Judi Nath
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	223
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-8639-4
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Controversial knowledge > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > General
LSN:	1-4766-8639-4
Barcode:	9781476686394

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