{"product_id":"science-friction-michael-shermer-9780805079142","title":"Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Shermer has given a lot of things a lot of thought. If your perceptions have ever rubbed you the wrong way, you'll find \u003ci\u003eScience Friction\u003c\/i\u003e fascinating. --Bill Nye, The Science Guy\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA scientist pretends to be a psychic for a day--and fools everyone. An athlete discovers that good-luck rituals and getting into the zone may, or may not, improve his performance. A son explores the possiblities of alternative and experimental medicine for his cancer-ravaged mother. And a skeptic realizes that it is time to turn the skeptical lens onto science itself. \u003cbr\u003eIn each of the fourteen essays in \u003ci\u003eScience Friction\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling author Michael Shermer explores the very personal barriers and biases that plague and propel science, especially when scientists push against the unknown. What do we know and what do we not know? How does science respond to controversy, attack, and uncertainty? When does theory become accepted fact? As always, Shermer delivers a thought-provoking, fascinating, and entertaining view of life in the scientific age. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeaty accounts [and] entertaining discussion . . . well worth having. --\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e[Shermer's] main obsession is the truth . . . Amateur skeptics will learn from his matter-of-fact dismissals of astrology and creationism. --\u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExtremely entertaining. --\u003ci\u003eScience News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Shermer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0805079149\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805079142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Shermer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947226693887,"sku":"9780805079142","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3d38dcfc-79aa-4f24-a685-1e7259af03e2.jpg?v=1681517474","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/science-friction-michael-shermer-9780805079142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}