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008			091205s2009 nju 000 u eng d
035			_a(OCoLC)ocn472953651
040			_aDKDLA _bdan _cDKDLA
020			_a0137155220 (hardback : alk. paper)
020			_a9780137155224 (hardback : alk. paper)
029	0		_aDKDLA _b36123996
035			_a(OCoLC)472953651
050	1	4	_aQ 223 _bS453l 2008
082	0	0	_a500
049			_aGRAL
100	1		_aSeethaler, Sherry, _d1970-
245	1	0	_aLies, damned lies, and science : _bhow to sort through the noise around global warming, the latest health claims, and other scientific controversies / _cSherry Seethaler.
250			_a1. ed.
260			_aUpper Sadle River, N.J. : _bFT Press, _c2009.
300			_axxiv, 198 p.
505	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.
650		0	_aCommunication in science.
650		0	_aInformation resources _xReviews.
650		0	_aGlobal warming.
650		4	_aComunicación en ciencia
650		4	_aComunicación científica.
650		4	_aRecursos de información.
650		4	_aCalentamiento global.
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994			_aC0 _bDRFGD
946			_arpeña
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