Science Is Not What You Think: How It Has Changed, Why We Can't Trust It, How It Can Be Fixed - Couverture souple

Bauer, Henry H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1476669104 ISBN 13 : 9781476669106

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2017

Synopsis

This book discusses the ways in which science, the touchstone of reliable knowledge in modern society, changed dramatically in the second half of the 20th century, becoming less trustworthy through conflicts of interest and excessive competitiveness. Fraud became common enough that organized efforts to combat it now include a federal Office of Research Integrity. Competent minority opinions are sometimes thereby suppressed, with the result that policy makers, the media and the public are presented with biased or incomplete information. Evidence tending to challenge established theories is sometimes rejected without addressing its substance. While most would agree in the abstract that science can go wrong, few would consider--despite interesting contrary evidence--that official consensus about the origins of the universe or the causes of global warming might be mistaken.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1476669104
• ISBN 13: 9781476669106
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 260
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• Personne responsable: non disponible