Skeptically Speaking's Massimo Pigliucci interview is now on line here. He talks about his book: Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk
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Philosophy professor and author Dr. Massimo Pigliucci joins us to discuss his new book "Nonsense On Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk." We'll discuss why people embrace pseudoscientific beliefs, and how it affects our culture.
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(Reminds me of this: Massimo Pigliucci: "Politics,…
Massimo Pigliucci has written a book, Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science From Bunk(amzn/b&n/abe/pwll), that actually sounds very interesting — it takes a strong skeptic's approach to truth claims. What really makes it sound worth reading, though, is a review by Carlin Romano that pans it,…
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