TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pigliucci,Massimo
TI  - Nonsense on stilts: how to tell science from bunk 
SN  - 9780226495996 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - Q172.5.P77 P54 2018
U1  - 001.9 23
PY  - 2018///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - The University of Chicago Press
KW  - Pseudoscience
KW  - History
KW  - Science
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Why do people believe in bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices and ignore data? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and nonsense on stilts. Presenting case studies on a number of controversial topics, Pigliucci cuts through the ambiguity surrounding science to look more closely at how science is conducted, disseminated, and interpreted, and what it means to our society"--
ER  -