Why do we catch colds? What causes seasons to change? And if you fire a bullet from a gun and drop one from your hand, which bullet hits the ground first? In a pinch we almost always get these questions wrong. Worse, we regularly misconstrue fundamental qualities of the world ar…
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"Se trata de los relatos más sorprendentes de las crónicas de exploración: emocionantes narraciones de aventureros polares homicidas, bucaneros desquiciados, monjes navegantes y toda una serie de pintorescos personajes. Un viaje cautivador por los temores de nuestros ancestros a…
"Les erreurs sont les portes de la découverte" écrivait James Joyce. Quoi de mieux en effet que l'erreur pour montrer la mécanique des sciences. Non pas la supercherie ou la bévue, mais l'erreur, ou plutôt ce que l'on juge comme tel à la lumière des avancées ultérieures. Car Gal…
Lawyers often work pro bono to liberate death-row inmates from flawed legal verdicts that otherwise would kill them. This is the first book on practical philosophy of science, how to practically evaluate scientific findings with life-and-death consequences. Showing how to uncove…
Three-fourths of scientific research in the United States is funded by special interests. Many of these groups have specific practical goals, such as developing pharmaceuticals or establishing that a pollutant causes only minimal harm. For groups with financial conflicts of inte…
This is the first book on practical philosophy of science and how to practically evaluate scientific findings that have life-and-death consequences. Showing how to uncover scores of scientific flaws -- typically used by special interests who try to justify their deadly pollution…