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"An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations."
- Charles de Montesquieu
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| | Yes, We Have No Neutrons:
An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns of Bad Science
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| | by A. K. Dewdney
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ZIN Product Number: 10124859
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 1st ed., 192 pages
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
ISBN: 0471108065
Release Date: Jan 3, 1996
| |  | | | In Brief
The author discusses eight episodes of what he considers to be "bad empirical science. Blondlot's nonexistent 'N-Rays,' . . . {Binet's theory of} 'I.Q.,' and the . . . projects of Freud, Biosphere 2, SETI, cold fusion, racialclassification, and neural nets are . . . presented as bogus or inept adventures in what Popper called 'pseudo-science.'" (Choice) Chapter bibliographies. Index.
| | | | From The Publisher
In this lively excursion, the acclaimed author of 200% of Nothing takes a fun-filled, in-depth look at eight famous (or rather, infamous) cased of bad science: highly touted discoveries or projects that are astonishing examples of serious scientific slipups. Originally trumpeted as impressive projects full of promise, some of this century's most publicized scientific studies - SETI (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence), Binet's IQ theory, neural nets - have been fatally flawed. From the alleged detection of N rays to the Biosphere 2 debacle, Yes, We Have No Neutrons unveils exactly what went wrong. Mr. Dewdney takes us behind the scenes to reveal why bad science occurs for a variety of reasons, whether due to faulty methodology or flawed interpretations of results. In some instances, researchers - amateur as well as experienced - neglected key ingredients of the scientific method, leading to conclusions that were either not feasible or simply could not be reproduced. That accounts for the unfortunate circumstance of not only Rene Blondlot and his N rays, but also Frank Drake and his failed Project Ozma. In other cases, the pursuit of glory played a major role. When overzealous researchers declare their conclusions without strong proof, the results can lead to such notorious findings as the now infamous cold fusion discovery.
| | | | Annotation
In this entertaining expose of science gone awry, the author of 200% of Nothing tells the stories of eight notorious cases of "bad science"--research projects that turned out to be bogus, either because of faulty methodology or faulty interpretations of results. 208 pp. 15,000 print.
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| | | |  | | | | Introduction: Of Neutrons, Sorcerers, and Apprentices | 1 | | 1 | The Century Begins: The Rays That Never Were | 19 | | 2 | Mind Numbers: The Curious Theory of the Intelligence Quotient | 29 | | 3 | Dreaming Up Theories: The Unconscious Con on Sigmund Freud | 47 | | 4 | Surfing the Cosmos: The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence | 63 | | 5 | The Apprentice Builds a Brain: Misled by Metaphors | 79 | | 6 | Genie in a Jar: The "Discovery" of Cold Fusion | 99 | | 7 | Biosphere 2 springs a Leak | 121 | | 8 | For Whom the Bell Curves: The Racial Theories of J. Phillipe Rushton | 145 | | Further Reading | 165 | | Acknowledgments | 171 | | Index | 173 |
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