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where the known meets the unknown

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Science friction

where the known meets the unknown

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"In each of the essays in Science Friction, psychologist and science historian Michael Shermer explores the barriers and biases that plague and propel science, especially when scientists push against the boundaries of the unknown. As Shermer puts it, the challenge we all face in distinguishing facts from fiction can be summed up with a twist on a well-worn bromide: "I wouldn't have seen it if I hadn't believed it." What do we know and what do we not know? How does science respond to controversy, attack, and uncertainty? Together, these fourteen essays probe the omnipresent clash between the known and the unknown, always employing Shermer's trademark wit and intelligence."--BOOK JACKET

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Publisher
Times Books
Language
English
Pages
296

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Science friction: where the known meets the unknown
2006, Henry Holt
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Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown
December 27, 2005, Owl Books
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Cover of: Science friction
Science friction: where the known meets the unknown
2005, Times Books
in English - 1st ed.
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Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown
December 9, 2004, Times Books
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-277) and index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Miscellanea.

Classifications

Library of Congress
Q175 .S53437 2005, Q175.S53437 2005

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxvii, 296 p. :
Number of pages
296

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL15596872M
Internet Archive
sciencefrictionw00sher
ISBN 10
0805077081
LCCN
2004051708
OCLC/WorldCat
55682384
Library Thing
253049
Goodreads
2307634

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