Nonsense on Stilts : How to Tell Science from Bunk (Hardcover)

from Razinha

With respect to the subtitle of how to tell science from bunk, Pigliucci sadly fails to make his case. Sure, there are extensive side trips into differentiation between examples of science and pseudoscience (i.e., evolution vs creationism/ID), but only to illustrate a very specific point rather t...

from speljamr

This book is relevant to everything going on in society today, especially as concerns the public perception and interpretation of scientific news and advances. Today you don't have to look hard to find someone peddling some new miracle cure, or claiming that they've discovered some new secret to ...

from Devil_llama

With such a great title, I sort of expected this book to disappoint. It didn't. The author delivers a solid critique of pseudoscience and irrational thinking, explaining in the process how science is done and giving a good argument for philosophy and history, as well. There are a couple of week s...

from Devil_llama

With such a great title, I sort of expected this book to disappoint. It didn't. The author delivers a solid critique of pseudoscience and irrational thinking, explaining in the process how science is done and giving a good argument for philosophy and history, as well. There are a couple of week s...