Uncertain science ... : uncertain world / Henry N. Pollack.
Publisher's description: Scientific uncertainty puzzles many people. The puzzlement arises when scientists have more than one answer, and disagree among themselves. This book helps people find their way through this maze of scientific contradiction and uncertainty. By acquainting them with the...
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| Alternate Title: | Uncertain world |
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| Online Access: | Electronic book from EBSCO |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003. |
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| Summary: | Publisher's description: Scientific uncertainty puzzles many people. The puzzlement arises when scientists have more than one answer, and disagree among themselves. This book helps people find their way through this maze of scientific contradiction and uncertainty. By acquainting them with the ways that uncertainty arises in science, how scientists accommodate and make use of uncertainty, and how they reach conclusions in the face of uncertainty, the book enables readers to confidently evaluate uncertainty from their own perspectives, in terms of their own experiences. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 243 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511077760 0511077769 9780511074653 0511074654 9780511541377 0511541376 6610421366 9786610421367 0521619106 9780521619103 |
| Access: | Access limited to authorized users. |