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Nonsense on Stilts (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Nonsense on Stilts (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans
believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of
science's best-established findings. Parents still refuse to
vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this
link has been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of
Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated,
including many political leaders. In this era of fake news and
alternative facts, there is more bunk than ever. But why do people
believe in it? And what causes them to embrace such
pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? In this fully revised
second edition, noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to
separate the fact from the fantasy in an entertaining exploration
of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science,
and--borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham--the
nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of
controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity
surrounding science to look more closely at how science is
conducted, how it is disseminated, how it is interpreted, and what
it means to our society. The result is in many ways a "taxonomy of
bunk" that explores the intersection of science and culture at
large. No one--neither the public intellectuals in the culture wars
between defenders and detractors of science nor the believers of
pseudoscience themselves--is spared Pigliucci's incisive analysis
in this timely reminder of the need to maintain a line between
expertise and assumption. Broad in scope and implication, Nonsense
on Stilts is a captivating guide for the intelligent citizen who
wishes to make up her own mind while navigating the perilous
debates that will shape the future of our planet.
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