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The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades--and shapes--our daily lives.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades--and shapes--our daily lives.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives.
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives.
The bestselling author of Zero shows how mathematical misinformation pervades -- and shapes -- our daily lives. According to MSNBC, having a child makes you stupid. You actually lose IQ points. Good Morning America has announced that natural blondes will be extinct within two hu…
Seife conducts a thorough investigation into why so many of us find it so easy to believe things that are patently ridiculous. Why, for example, does anyone take seriously the idea that some vaccines can cause autism, or that athletes who wear red have a competitive advantage? I…
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives
The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades--and shapes--our daily lives.
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate place…
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate place…
Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? …
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate place…
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate place…
"What sets the practice of rigorously tested, sound science apart from pseudoscience? In this volume, the contributors seek to answer this question, known to philosophers of science as 'the demarcation problem.' This issue has a long history in philosophy, stretching as far back…
