The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense (Unabridged)

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The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense (Unabridged) Author: Michael Shermer Format: Audio Download Audio Length: 13 hours and 6 min. Rating: Not rated Retail Price: $39.95 Price: $27.97 You save $11.98 (29%)       Publisher's Summary: Many people have difficulty figuring out the difference between science, borderline science, and just plain nonsense. When is a theory a fact, and when is it just conjecture? Michael Shermer, a leading science author and skeptic, divides knowledge into three classes: science, based on factual evidence; borderline science, based on scientific conjecture; and nonsense, where anything goes (e.g., Bigfoot). He is especially zealous about separating science from borderline science; borderline science includes many modern grand explanatory hypotheses, such as superstring theory. Nonetheless, most attempts to create a Theory of Everything result in nonsense. Shermer explores the work of Darwin, Freud, and Carl Sagan, as well as the shameful episode of the Piltdown Man.

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