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Lies, Damned Lies, and Science : How to Sort Through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies by Sherry Seethaler (2009, Hardcover)

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Don't get hoodwinked: make sense of news...and make smarter decisions for yourself, your family, and the world! Objective, balanced techniques for thinking about everything from diet and drugs to climate change. Identifying and getting past the biases of politicians, lobbyists, marketers...and even some scientific and medical professionals. By scientist Dr. Sherry Seethaler, one of the world's most respected and innovative science educators.

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Pearson Technology Group
ISBN-10
0137155220
ISBN-13
9780137155224
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Author
Sherry Seethaler
Publication Name
Lies, Damned Lies, and Science : How to Sort Through the Noise Around Global Warming, the Latest Health Claims, and Other Scientific Controversies
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
224 Pages

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6.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
9.1in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Q223.S33 2008
Table of Content
Preface xvii Introduction xix Chapter 1: Potions, Plot, Personalities: Understand How Science Progresses and Why Scientists Sometimes Disagree 1 Chapter 2: Who's Who?: Identify Those Who Hold Stake in an Issue and What Their Positions Are 29 Chapter 3: Decisions, Decisions: Elucidate All the Pros and Cons of a Decision 43 Chapter 4: Compare and Contrast: Place Alternatives in an Appropriate Context to Evaluate Tradeoffs 59 Chapter 5: What Happens If...': Distinguish Between Cause and Coincidence 73 Chapter 6: Specific or General: Recognize How Broadly the Conclusions from a Study May Be Applied 89 Chapter 7: Fun Figures: See Through the Number Jumble 99 Chapter 8: Society's Say: Discern the Relationships Between Science and Policy 113 Chapter 9: All the Tricks in the Book: Get Past the Ploys Designed to Simply Bypass Logic 139 Chapter 10: Fitting The Pieces Together: Know How to Seek Information to Gain a Balanced Perspective 161 Conclusions: Twenty Essential Applications of the Tools 177 Acknowledgments 183 About the Author 184 Index 185
Copyright Date
2009
Target Audience
Trade
Topic
Information Management, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Science & Technology, Global Warming & Climate Change
Lccn
2008-032002
Dewey Decimal
500
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Genre
Education, Business & Economics, Science

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