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An edition of Voodoo science (2000)

Voodoo science

the road from foolishness to fraud

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Voodoo science is non-science (parapsychology, homeopathy, perpetual motion) and fringe science moving in the wrong direction (cold fusion, electro-magnetic field sickness). Park covers voodoo science and why it exists (the belief engine) and is popular (news media).

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
230

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Subjects
Social aspects, Science, Fraud in science, United States, Social aspects of Science, LIFE SCIENCES, Fraud, Aspect social, Sciences, Fraude scientifique, SOCIAL FECTORS, Science, social aspects, New York Times reviewed
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Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud
August 31, 2001, Oxford University Press, USA
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Cover of: Voodoo science
Voodoo science: the road from foolishness to fraud
2001, Oxford University Press
in English
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Cover of: Voodoo science
Voodoo science: the road from foolishness to fraud
2000, Oxford University Press
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Voodoo science: the road from foolishness to fraud
2000, Oxford University Press
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First Sentence

"I called Joe Newman at his home in Lucedale, Mississippi."

Table of Contents

Preface Page vii
1. It's Not News, It's Entertainment Page 3
2. The Belief Gene Page 28
3. Placebos Have Side Effects Page 46
4. The Virtual Astronaut Page 68
5. There Ought To Be A Law Page 92
6. Perpetuum Mobile Page 111
7. Currents of Fear Page 140
8. Judgement Day Page 162
9. Only Mushrooms Grow In The Dark Page 172
10. How Strange Is The Universe? Page 192
Index Page 215

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Includes index.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
509/.73
Library of Congress
Q175.52.U5 P37 2000

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Pagination
x, 230 p. ;
Number of pages
230

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OL44824M
ISBN 10
0195135156
LCCN
99040911
Library Thing
288436
Goodreads
2407061

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Work Description

A lucid explanation of what science is and what it is not, using widely publicized pseudoscientific "sensations" as examples.

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