Bibliographic Details
| Main Author : |
Seethaler Sherry
(Auteur) |
| Format : |
Book |
| Language : |
anglais |
| Title statement : |
Lies, damned lies, and science : how to sort through the noise around global warming, the latest health claims, and other scientific controversies / Sherry Seethaler |
| Published : |
Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
FT Press
, c2009
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| Physical Description : |
1 vol. (XXIV-198 p.) |
| Online Access : |
Sommaire disponible à l'adresse
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| Content : |
Potions, plots, personalities : understand how science progresses and why scientists sometimes disagree. Who's who? : identify those who hold stake in an issue and what their positions are. Decisions, decisions : elucidate all the pros and cons of a decision. Compare and contrast : place alternatives in an appropriate context to evaluate tradeoffs. What happens if ...? : distinguish between cause and coincidence. Specific or general : recognize how broadly the conclusions from a study may be applied. Fun figures : see through the number jumble. Society's say : discern the relationships between science and policy. All the tricks in the book : get past the ploys designed to simply bypass logic. Fitting the pieces together : know how to seek information to gain a balanced perspective. Conclusions: Twenty essential applications of the tools |
| Subjects : |
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Nantilus
