Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science

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Allison B. Kaufman (Research Scientist, University of Connecticut) James C. Kaufman (Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut)

Pseudoscience

The Conspiracy Against Science

Allison B. Kaufman (Research Scientist, University of Connecticut), James C. Kaufman (Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut), David K Hecht (Bowdoin College) , Emilio Lobato (Illinois State University)

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English

Massachusetts Inst of Tec
12 March 2019

Psychology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Bio-ethics

Series: The MIT Press

"Case studies, personal accounts, and analysis show how to recognize and combat pseudoscience in a post-truth world.

In a post-truth, fake news world, we are particularly susceptible to the claims of pseudoscience. When emotions and opinions are more widely disseminated than scientific findings, and self-proclaimed experts get their expertise from Google, how can the average person distinguish real science from fake? This book examines pseudoscience from a variety of perspectives, through case studies, analysis, and personal accounts that show how to recognize pseudoscience, why it is so widely accepted, and how to advocate for real science.

Contributors examine the basics of pseudoscience, including issues of cognitive bias; the costs of pseudoscience, with accounts of naturopathy and logical fallacies in the anti-vaccination movement; perceptions of scientific soundness; the mainstream presence of ""integrative medicine,"" hypnosis, and parapsychology; and the use of case studies and new media in science advocacy. Contributors David Ball, Paul Joseph Barnett, Jeffrey Beall, Mark Benisz, Fernando Blanco, Ron Dumont, Stacy Ellenberg, Kevin M. Folta, Christopher French, Ashwin Gautam, Dennis M. Gorman, David H. Gorski, David K. Hecht, Britt Marie Hermes, Clyde F. Herreid, Jonathan Howard, Seth C. Kalichman, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Arnold Kozak, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Emilio Lobato, Steven Lynn, Adam Marcus, Helena Matute, Ivan Oransky, Chad Orzel, Dorit Reiss, Ellen Beate Hansen Sandseter, Kavin Senapathy, Dean Keith Simonton, Indre Viskontas, John O. Willis, Corrine Zimmerman"

Contributions by: David K Hecht (Bowdoin College), Emilio Lobato (Illinois State University), Corrine Zimmerman (Illinois State University)
Edited by: Allison B. Kaufman (Research Scientist University of Connecticut), James C. Kaufman (Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut)
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 22mm
ISBN: 9780262537049
ISBN 10: 0262537044
Series: The MIT Press
Pages: 536
Publication Date: 12 March 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allison B. Kaufman is Research Scientist in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Connecticut, where she is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychology. James C. Kaufman is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut's Neag School of Education. Dean Keith Simonton, an expert on creativity and genius, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of Origins of Genius, Creativity in Science, Genius 101, and other books.

Reviews for Pseudoscience: The Conspiracy Against Science

[Kaufman and Kaufman] have done a masterful job of curating a series of essays on science and pseudoscience....This comprehensive work can not be praised enough. Highly recommended. —Choice ...an invaluable volume that examines the cognitive biases that lead to pseudoscience, the history of pseudoscience, the reasons for its wide acceptance, how it is endangering our society, how to recognize it, and how we might reduce its impact....a tour-de-force, a compendium of vital information about science....The book is an excellent antidote to fake news and a handy reference. —Science-Based Medicine