Title:
Pseudoscience : the conspiracy against science / edited by Allison B. Kaufman and James C. Kaufman.
Author:
Kaufman, Allison B., 1976- editor.
Kaufman, James C., editor.
Publication Information:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : MIT Press, [2019]
©2018
Call Number:
Q172.5.P77 P73 2019
Abstract:
"In a post-truth, fake news world, we are particularly susceptible to the claims of pseudoscience. When emotions and opinions are more widely disseminated than scientific findings, and self-proclaimed experts get their expertise from Google, how can the average person distinguish real science from fake? This book examines pseudoscience from a variety of perspectives, through case studies, analysis, and personal accounts that show how to recognize pseudoscience, why it is so widely accepted, and how to advocate for real science. Contributors examine the basics of pseudoscience, including issues of cognitive bias; the costs of pseudoscience, with accounts of naturopathy and logical fallacies in the anti-vaccination movement; perceptions of scientific soundness; the mainstream presence of "integrative medicine," hypnosis, and parapsychology; and the use of case studies and new media in science advocacy."--Back cover.
Edition:
First MIT Press paperback edition.
ISBN:
9780262537049
9780262037426
Physical Description:
xxii, 510 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject Term:
Contents:
Navigating a post-truth world : ten enduring lessons from the study of pseudoscience / Pseudoscience : what it costs and efforts to fight it -- Pseudoscience and the pursuit of truth / The psychology of (pseudo)science : cognitive, social, and cultural factors / The illusion of casuality : a cognitive bias underlying pseudoscience / Hard science, soft science, and pseudoscience : implications of research on the hierarchy of the sciences / Food-o-science pseudoscience : the weapons and tactics in the war on crop biotechnology / An inside look at naturopathic medicine : a whistleblower's deconstruction of its core principles / Risky play and growing up : how to understand the overprotection of the next generation / The anti-vaccine movement : a litany of fallacy and errors / Understanding pseudoscience vulnerability through epistemological development, critical thinking, and science literacy / Scientific failure as a public good : illustrating the process of science and its contrast with pseudoscience / Evidence-based practice as a driver of pseudoscience in prevention research / Scientific soundness and the problem of predatory journals / Pseudoscience, coming to a peer-reviewed journal near you / "Integrative" medicine : integrating quackery with science-based medicine / Hypnosis : science, pseudoscience, and nonsense / Abuses and misues of intelligence tests : facts and misconceptions / Reflections on pseudoscience and parapsychology : from here to there and (slightly) back again / Using case studies to combat a pseudoscience culture / "HIV does not cause AIDS" : a journey into AIDS denialism / Swaying pseudoscience : the inoculation effect / The challenges of changing minds : how confirmation bias and pattern recognition affect our search for meaning / Truth shall prevail
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