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A survival guide to the misinformation age : scientific habits of mind
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- ISBN: 9780231168724
- ISBN: 0231168721
- ISBN: 9780231541022
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xii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Columbia University Press, [2016]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Information, misinformation, and our planet's future -- A walk in the park -- What is science? -- A sense of scale -- Interlude 1. Numbers -- Discoveries on the back of an envelope -- Insights in lines and dots -- Interlude 2. Logic and language -- Expecting the improbable -- Lies, damned lies, and statistics -- Correlation, causation ... confusion and clarity -- Definitional features of science -- Applying scientific habits of mind to Earth's future -- What isn't science -- The triumph of misinformation, the perils of ignorance -- The unfinished cathedral -- Appendix. Practicing scientific habits of mind. |
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| Subject: | Errors, Scientific Science Methodology Statistics Methodology Missing observations (Statistics) |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Kirtland Community College Library | Q 172.5 .E77 H45 2016 | 30775305512197 | General Collection | Available | - |
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age : Scientific Habits of Mind
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Table of Contents
A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age : Scientific Habits of Mind
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Foreword | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction: Information, Misinformation, and Our Planet's Future | ||
| 1 | A Walk in the Park | |
| 2 | What Is Science? | |
| 3 | A Sense of Scale | |
| Interlude 1 | Numbers | |
| 4 | Discoveries on the Back of an Envelope | |
| 5 | Insights in Lines and Dots | |
| Interlude 2 | Language and Logic | |
| 6 | Expecting the Improbable | |
| 7 | Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics | |
| 8 | Correlation, Causation...Confusion and Clarity | |
| 9 | Definitional Features of Science | |
| 10 | Applying Scientific Habits of Mind to Earth's Future | |
| 11 | What Isn't Science | |
| 12 | The Triumph of Misinformation; The Peril of Ignorance | |
| 13 | The Unfinished Cathedral | |
| Appendix: Practicing Scientific Habits of Mind | ||
| Notes | ||
| Index |
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