Science was Wrong
Title | Science was Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Stanton T. Friedman |
Publisher | Career Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Body, Mind & Spirit |
ISBN | 9781601631022 |
Science was wrong is a fascinating collection of stories about the pioneers who created or thought up the "impossible" cures, theories, and inventions "they" said couldn't work--Cover.
They Got It Wrong: Science
Title | They Got It Wrong: Science PDF eBook |
Author | Graeme Donald |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 176 |
Release | 2013-03-21 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1621450244 |
This book is the perfect gift for anyone with an interest in our scientific history. It exposes the theories that were once widely regarded as facts but have since been proven to be complete science fiction. From such seemingly crazy ideas as the body being composed of only four things—black and yellow bile, blood, and phlegm—to the discovery of dinosaur bones being accepted as the bones of giants killed in the great flood from Biblical times. They Got It Wrong: Science tells the fascinating story behind 50 erroneous scientific theories and gives incredible perspective on how the way we view the workings of the world has evolved throughout history.
Everything You Know About Science is Wrong
Title | Everything You Know About Science is Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Matt Brown |
Publisher | Batsford Books |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2017-02-16 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 184994461X |
A highly entertaining, myth-busting read for anyone with even a passing interest in science. Hot on the heels of the fascinating compendium Everything You Know About London Is Wrong, this next book in the series, written by author Matt Brown in his trademark humourous style, debunks the scientific myths we all take for granted. Does nothing travel faster than the speed of light? Well, in certain circumstances, a winded tortoise can go faster. Are there actually seven colours in a rainbow? Think again. And our author merrily explains why our hair and nails don't keep growing after we die and why chemicals in our diet might not be the toxic threats we are led to believe. Covering everything from pseudoscience to phenomena of physics, scandals of space and scientific misquotes, Everything You Know About Science is Wrong shatters a range of illusions we have accepted unquestioningly since childhood and demystifies this most puzzling of subjects.
When Science Goes Wrong
Title | When Science Goes Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Simon LeVay |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780452289321 |
A revealing study of scientific failure provides twelve shocking stories drawn from a range of scientific fields, ranging from a surprise hurricane that makes violent landfall despite forecasters claims that it does not exist, to a team of scientists that ignores signs of an imminent eruption to hike into a supposedly dormant volcanic crater. Original.
When Science Was Wrong
Title | When Science Was Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Connors |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-11-25 |
Genre | |
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It's often been said that we learn more from failure than we do from success, yet how can we ever learn from our failures if we never talk about them? Our past failures determine our future success and deserve to be celebrated. From Phlogiston Theory, to Geocentrism, to heroin as a cough medicine, this book delves into many of the scientific mistakes of the past.
Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk
Title | Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Daempfle |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 144221726X |
We are constantly bombarded with breaking scientific news in the media, but we are almost never provided with enough information to assess the truth of these claims. Does drinking coffee really cause cancer? Does bisphenol-A in our tin can linings really cause reproductive damage? Good Science, Bad Science, Pseudoscience, and Just Plain Bunk teaches readers how to think like a scientist to question claims like these more critically. Peter A. Daempfle introduces readers to the basics of scientific inquiry, defining what science is and how it can be misused. Through provocative real-world examples, the book helps readers acquire the tools needed to distinguish scientific truth from myth. The book celebrates science and its role in society while building scientific literacy.
Getting Science Wrong
Title | Getting Science Wrong PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Dicken |
Publisher | |
Pages | 286 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Errors, Scientific |
ISBN | 9781350007314 |
"When Galileo dropped cannon-balls from the top of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, he did more than overturn centuries of scientific orthodoxy. At a stroke, he established a new conception of the scientific method based upon careful experimentation and rigorous observation -- and also laid the groundwork for an ongoing conflict between the critical open-mindedness of science and the recalcitrant dogmatism of religion that would continue to the modern day. The problem is that Galileo never performed his most celebrated experiment in Pisa. In fact, he rarely conducted any experiments at all. The Church publicly celebrated his work, and Galileo enjoyed patronage from the great and the powerful; his ecclesiastical difficulties only began when disgruntled colleagues launched a campaign to discredit their academic rival. But what does this tell us about modern science if its own foundation myth turns out to be nothing more than political propaganda? Getting Science Wrong discusses some of the most popular misconceptions about science, and their continuing role in the public imagination. Drawing upon the history and philosophy of science it challenges wide-spread assumptions and misunderstandings, from creationism and climate change to the use of statistics and computer modelling. The result is an engaging introduction to contentious issues in the philosophy of science and a new way of looking at the role of science in society."--Bloomsbury Publishing