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The perfect remedy for our culture of fake news, bad science, and
propaganda. We have more scientific information at our fingertips
today than ever before. And more disinformation too. Online, on
television, and in print, science is often communicated through
shorthand analogies and phrases that obscure or omit important
facts. "Superfoods," "right- and left-brained" people, and "global
warming" may be snappy and ear-catching but are they backed by
scientific facts? Lifelong educator R. Philip Bouchard is a
stickler for this kind of thing, and he is well-prepared to set the
record straight. The Stickler's Guide to Science in the Age of
Misinformation unpacks the many misuses of terms we see used every
day, revealing how these popular "scientific" concepts fall short
of real science. Find out why trees do not "store" carbon dioxide;
a day is not actually 24 hours; DNA cannot provide a "blueprint"
for a human being; and an absence of gravity is not the reason that
astronauts float in space.
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