Science and the Ske?tic
Discerning Fact from Fiction
Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, [2022]
Format: Book
Description: 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 24 cm
"Covering how science is done, why some people want to trick others, and why false information can be dangerous, this book empowers readers to know which sources to trust and which to dismiss as deceit"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
What is science? -- Fake science -- This is science, not politics -- Quackery -- The twenty rules.
Subjects:
Science -- Juvenile literature.
Pseudoscience -- Juvenile literature.
Fraud in science -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Juvenile literature.
Pseudoscience -- Juvenile literature.
Fraud in science -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: Ages 13-18
ISBN:
9781728419459
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T SCIENCE Zim | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Teen Nonfiction | In |
T SCIENCE Zim | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Teen Nonfiction | In |
The symbol of ? (question mark) appears as the letter 'p' in "skeptic" of title on title page.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index.