{"product_id":"voodoo-science-the-road-from-foolishness-to-fraud-paperback","title":"Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Park\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a time of dazzling scientific progress, how can we separate genuine breakthroughs from the noisy gaggle of false claims? From Deepak Chopra's \"quantum alternative to growing old\" to unwarranted hype surrounding the International Space Station, Robert Park leads us down the back alleys of\u003cbr\u003efringe science, through the gleaming corridors of Washington power and even into our evolutionary past to search out the origins of voodoo science. Along the way, he offers simple and engaging science lessons, proving that you don't have to be a scientist to spot the fraudulent science that swirls\u003cbr\u003earound us.\u003cbr\u003e While remaining highly humorous, this hard-hitting account also tallies the cost: the billions spent on worthless therapies, the tax dollars squandered on government projects that are doomed to fail, the investors bilked by schemes that violate the most fundamental laws of nature. But the\u003cbr\u003egreatest cost is human: fear of imaginary dangers, reliance on magical cures, and above all, a mistaken view of how the world works.\u003cbr\u003e To expose the forces that sustain voodoo science, Park examines the role of the media, the courts, bureaucrats and politicians, as well as the scientific community. Scientists argue that the cure is to raise general scientific literacy. But what exactly should a scientifically literate society\u003cbr\u003eknow? Park argues that the public does not need a specific knowledge of science so much as a scientific world view--an understanding that we live in an orderly universe governed by natural laws that cannot be circumvented.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert L. Park\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Physics and former chairman of the Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He also directs the Washington Office of the American Physical Society. He is a prolific writer of op-eds for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and other papers, and a regular contributor of science features for \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. He also posts a provocative and popular weekly electronic column on science issues at http: \/\/www.opa.org\/WN\/. He lives in Adelphi, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753930653984,"sku":"9780195147100","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7f5ecc9b6aa59e561ef61a5e008352e6.webp?v=1780029809","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/voodoo-science-the-road-from-foolishness-to-fraud-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}