"Michael Shermer has given a lot of things a lot of thought. If
your perceptions have ever rubbed you the wrong way, you'll find
"Science Friction" fascinating." --Bill Nye, The Science Guy
A scientist pretends to be a psychic for a day--and fools everyone.
An athlete discovers that good-luck rituals and getting into "the
zone" may, or may not, improve his performance. A son explores the
possiblities of alternative and experimental medicine for his
cancer-ravaged mother. And a skeptic realizes that it is time to
turn the skeptical lens onto science itself.
In each of the fourteen essays in "Science Friction," bestselling
author Michael Shermer explores the very personal barriers and
biases that plague and propel science, especially when scientists
push against the unknown. What do we know and what do we not know?
How does science respond to controversy, attack, and uncertainty?
When does theory become accepted fact? As always, Shermer delivers
a thought-provoking, fascinating, and entertaining view of life in
the scientific age.
"Meaty accounts and] entertaining discussion . . . well worth
having." --"The Washington Post Book World"
" Shermer's] main obsession is the truth . . . Amateur skeptics
will learn from his matter-of-fact dismissals of astrology and
creationism." --"Psychology Today"
"Extremely entertaining." --"Science News"
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