Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.

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Main Author: Pigliucci, Massimo, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.
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260 |a Chicago ;  |a London :  |b University of Chicago Press,  |c 2010. 
300 |a 332 pages ;  |c 23 cm. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages [307]-327) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction : science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem" -- Hard science, soft science -- Almost science -- Pseudoscience -- Blame the media? -- Debates on science : the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals -- Science and politics : the case of global warming -- Science in the courtroom : the case against intelligent design -- From superstition to natural philosophy -- From natural philosophy to modern science -- The science wars I : do we trust science too much? -- The science wars II : do we trust science too little? -- Who's your expert? -- Conclusion : so, what is science after all? 
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