The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self- Deception and Human Frailty by Walter Gratzer

The Undergrowth of Science: Delusion, Self- Deception and Human Frailty

Walter Gratzer

344 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction history science challenging informative slow-paced
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We think of scientists as sober, precise thinkers, but they can be wildly off the mark. Consider cold fusion, N-rays, or polywater--three "discoveries" that turned out to be complete nonsense. But serious scientists somehow convinced themselves th...

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