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Nonsense on Stilts

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

Nonsense on Stilts

By Massimo Pigliucci

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About the book

Recent polls suggest that fewer than 40 percent of Americans believe in Darwin's theory of evolution, despite it being one of science's best-established findings. Parents still refuse to vaccinate their children for fear it causes autism, though this link has been consistently disproved. And about 40 percent of Americans believe that the threat of global warming is exaggerated, including many political leaders. In this era of fake news and alternative facts, there is more bunk than ever. But why...Show more

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9780226495996

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The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2018

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1

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Nonsense on Stilts

Format

Paperback

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