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Science and the ske?tic : discerning fact from fiction / by Zimmer, Marc,author.(CARDINAL)469399;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index.What is science? -- Fake science -- This is science, not politics -- Quackery -- The twenty rules."Covering how science is done, why some people want to trick others, and why false information can be dangerous, this book empowers readers to know which sources to trust and which to dismiss as deceit"--Grades 10-12Ages 13-181260L
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Young adult literature.; Fraud in science.; Pseudoscience.; Science.;
Available copies: 17 / Total copies: 17
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Hoaxed! : fakes & mistakes in the world of science / by Woo, Howie.;
Hoaxes exposed -- Piltdown plot revealed! -- Gentleman naturalist gone bad -- When a hoax is not a hoax -- Doug and Dave's circular adventure -- Star in a jar -- The Roswell riddle -- How not to be hoaxed.950LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Fraud in science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Beyond the hoax : science, philosophy and culture / by Sokal, Alan D.,1955-(CARDINAL)367010;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Evidence.; Fraud in science.; Pseudoscience.; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The 100 most outrageous hoaxes and mistakes / by Elkin, Susan,editor.(CARDINAL)420112;
Includes bibliographical references (page 170) and index.Scientific breakthroughs are often regarded with suspicion, especially those that diverge substantially from established theories. New ideas are tested by scientists around the world to ensure that they hold up to scrutiny. This book takes a look at the instances when, despite these precautions, the scientific community got it wrong. The book includes the most infamous cases of fraud and famous mistakes that initially had scientists fooled.
Subjects: Trivia and miscellanea.; Fraud in science; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Voodoo science : the road from foolishness to fraud / by Park, Robert L.(CARDINAL)737708;
It's not news, it's entertainment : in which the media covers voodoo science -- The belief gene : in which science offers a strategy for sorting out the truth -- Placebos have side effects : in which people turn to "natural" medicine -- The virtual astronaut : in which people dream of artificial worlds -- There ought to be a law : in which Congress seeks to repeal the laws of thermodynamics -- Perpetuum mobile : in which people dream of infinite free energy -- Currents of fear : in which power lines are suspected of causing cancer -- Judgment day : in which the courts confront "junk science" -- Only mushrooms grow in the dark : in which voodoo science is protected by official secrecy -- How strange is the universe? : in which ancient superstitions reappear as pseudoscience.1190L
Subjects: Fraud in science; Science;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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The Sokal hoax : the sham that shook the academy / by Sokal, Alan D.,1955-(CARDINAL)367010;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Sokal, Alan D., 1955-; Fraud in science.; Humanities.; Science; Science;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Of moths and men : an evolutionary tale : the untold story of science and the peppered moth / by Hooper, Judith,1949-(CARDINAL)410474;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-353) and index.
Subjects: Natural selection.; Evolution (Biology); Peppered moth.; Fraud in science.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Fraud in biomedical research : hearings before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, first session, March 31, April 1, 1981. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Science and Technology.Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight.(CARDINAL)281266;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Fraud in science; Medicine;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Impure science : fraud, compromise, and political influence in scientific research / by Bell, Robert,1942-(CARDINAL)729274;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-291) and index.
Subjects: Fraud in science; Research;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Science Fictions: How Fraud, Bias, Negligence, and Hype Undermine the Search for Truth. by Ritchie, Stuart.;
Preface --Part I: Ought and is. How science works --The replication crisis --Part II: Faults and flaws. Fraud --Bias --Negligence --Hype --Part III: Causes and cures. Perverse incentives --Fixing science --Epilogue --Afterword --Appendix: How to read a scientific paper.Science is how we understand the world. Yet critical flaws in peer review, statistical methods, and publication procedures have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless-or worse, badly misleading. Drawing on surprising new data from "meta-science" (the science of how science works), Science Fictions documents the errors that have distorted our knowledge on issues as varied as cancer biology, nutrition, genetics, immigration, education, and extraterrestrial life. Stuart Ritchie's own work challenging an infamous psychology experiment helped spark what's now widely known as the "replication crisis," the realization that many supposed scientific truths cannot be relied upon. Now, he reveals the very human biases, mistakes, and deceptions that undermine the scientific endeavor: from contamination in science labs to the secret vaults of failed studies that nobody gets to see; from outright cheating with fake data to the more common but still ruinous temptation to exaggerate mediocre results for a shot at scientific fame. Yet Science Fictions is far from a counsel of despair. Rather, it's a defense of the scientific method against the pressures and perverse incentives that lead scientists to bend the rules. By illustrating the ways that science goes wrong, Ritchie gives us the knowledge we need to spot dubious research, and points the way to reforms that might save science from itself.
Subjects: Errors; Fraud in science.; Science; Research; Science;
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