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Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong / by Offit, Paul A.,author.(CARDINAL)645646;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index.God's own medicine -- The great margarine mistake -- Blood from air -- America's master race -- Turning the mind inside out -- The mosquito liberation front -- Nobel Prize disease -- Learning from the past."Seven discoveries championed as stunning breakthroughs that turned out to be devastatingly destructive to the human race" including heroin, margarine, nitrogen fixation, eugenics, lobotomy, DDT, and vitamin supplementation. The final chapter discusses MMR vaccine and autism, thimerosal exposure and developmental disorders, e-cigarettes, Bisphenol A, cancer screening, and GMOs.Exploring the most fascinating and significant scientific missteps, the author presents seven cautionary lessons to separate good science from bad.
Subjects: Errors, Scientific.;
Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 10
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Discarded science : ideas that seemed good at the time / by Grant, John,1949-(CARDINAL)162890;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-326) and index.Introduction: All manner of discarded science -- Worlds in upheaval -- Lost worlds, lost people, lost creatures -- Survival of the brightest -- Aliens among us -- Hard science -- Us...or something like us.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Errors, Scientific.; Science;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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The stickler's guide to science in the age of misinformation : the real science behind hacky headlines, crappy clickbait, and suspect sources / by Bouchard, R. Philip,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 263) and index.The lungs of the planet -- No gravity in space -- Survival of the fittest -- The five senses -- High levels of radiation -- Killing germs -- Twenty-four hours a day -- The blueprint of life -- Superfoods and toxins -- Full of energy -- Left-brained and right-brained -- Global warming -- Epidemics and pandemics.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Disinformation.; Errors, Scientific;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Bogus science / by Grant, John,1949-(CARDINAL)162890;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-294) and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Science; Errors, Scientific;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Hush hush: the dark secrets of scientific research /Michael Jordan; foreword by Dominique Lapierre. by Jordan, Michael.(CARDINAL)206854;
Subjects: Errors, Scientific; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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When science goes wrong : twelve tales from the dark side of discovery / by LeVay, Simon.(CARDINAL)332161;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-287).
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Errors, Scientific; Science;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Bad science / by Goldacre, Ben.(CARDINAL)558745;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-338).
Subjects: Errors, Scientific; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The skeptics' guide to the universe : how to know what's really real in a world increasingly full of fake / by Novella, Steven,author.(CARDINAL)596584; Novella, Bob,author.(CARDINAL)418110; Santa Maria, Cara,1983-author.(CARDINAL)783250; Novella, Jay,author.(CARDINAL)817405; Bernstein, Evan,author.(CARDINAL)783251;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 461-480) and index.We live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. There really are no ultimate authority figures--no one has the secret, and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions (not even Google). In this book, the authors explain the tenets of skeptical thinking, and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies, and conspiracy theories. You'll learn critical thinking skills, and how to combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitious thinking. -- adapted from Amazon.com summary."It is intimidating to realize that we live in a world overflowing with misinformation, bias, myths, deception, and flawed knowledge. There really are no ultimate authority figures--no one has the secret, and there is no place to look up the definitive answers to our questions (not even Google). Luckily, THE SKEPTICS' GUIDE TO THE UNIVERSE is your map through this maze of modern life. Here Dr. Steven Novella--along with Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella, and Evan Bernstein--will explain the tenets of skeptical thinking and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies, and conspiracy theories--from anti-vaccines to homeopathy, UFO sightings to N-rays. You'll learn the difference between science and pseudoscience, essential critical thinking skills, ways to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy co-worker of yours, and how to combat sloppy reasoning, bad arguments, and superstitious thinking. "--Amazon.com.
Subjects: Science; Errors, Scientific;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Bad astronomy : misconceptions and misuses revealed, from astrology to the moon landing 'hoax' / by Plait, Philip,1964-(CARDINAL)422193;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Astronomy; Astronomy; Errors, Scientific.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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100 mitos de la ciencia / by Closa, Daniel,1961-author.(CARDINAL)636662;
Subjects: Science; Pseudoscience.; Errors, Scientific.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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