02088cam a2200301M  45000010006000000050017000060080041000230350024000640400022000880200039001100200042001490350021001910500022002120820008002341000030002422450173002722500011004452600048004563000017005045051059005216500030015806500036016106500020016466500030016666500033016966500031017296500026017608511520230410132729.0091205s2009    nju           000 u eng d  a(OCoLC)ocn472953651  aDKDLAbdancDKDLA  a0137155220 (hardback : alk. paper)  a9780137155224 (hardback : alk. paper)  a(OCoLC)47295365114aQ 223bS453l 200800a5001 aSeethaler, Sherry,d1970-10aLies, damned lies, and science :bhow to sort through the noise around global warming, the latest health claims, and other scientific controversies /cSherry Seethaler.  a1. ed.  aUpper Sadle River, N.J. :bFT Press,c2009.  axxiv, 198 p.0 aPreface xvii Introduction xix Chapter 1:Understand How Science Progresses and Why Scientists Sometimes Disagree 1 Chapter 2: Who's Who?: Identify Those Who Hold Stake in an Issue and What Their Positions Are 29 Chapter 3: Decisions, Decisions: Elucidate All the Pros and Cons of a Decision 43 Chapter 4: Compare and Contrast: Place Alternatives in an Appropriate Context to Evaluate Tradeoffs 59 Chapter 5: What Happens If!?: Distinguish Between Cause and Coincidence 73 Chapter 6: Specific or General: Recognize How Broadly the Conclusions from a Study May Be Applied 89 Chapter 7: Fun Figures: See Through the Number Jumble 99 Chapter 8: Society's Say: Discern the Relationships Between Science and Policy 113 Chapter 9: All the Tricks in the Book: Get Past the Ploys Designed to Simply Bypass Logic 139 Chapter 10: Fitting The Pieces Together: Know How to Seek Information to Gain a Balanced Perspective 161 Conclusions: Twenty Essential Applications of the Tools 177 Acknowledgments 183 About the Author 184 Index 185 /  Potions, Plot, Personalities. 0aCommunication in science. 0aInformation resourcesxReviews. 0aGlobal warming. 4aComunicación en ciencia 4aComunicación científica. 4aRecursos de información. 4aCalentamiento global.