Fragile Science - The Reality Behind the Headlines - E-book - ePub

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Robin Baker - Fragile Science - The Reality Behind the Headlines.
Everyday the headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will take us. We want and need... Lire la suite
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Résumé

Everyday the headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will take us. We want and need to understand the phenomena that influence our lives, but science is often more subtle and more complicated than the headlines would suggest. Over a diverse range of subjects, Robin Baker proves that the science we as consumers believe to be true is often an oversimplification - a convenient way of explaining complex subjects which are little understood.
His investigations reach their own, startling conclusions. Could it be possible, for example, that using sunscreen is actually increasing our chance of skin cancer? More and more people are taking Prozac, but does science have an easy answer to explain why? We all know the arguments in favour of conservation, but could there be strong biological arguments against it?'A thought-provoking author who forces you to re-examine widely held beliefs' Desmond Morris.

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    11/11/2011
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    978-1-4472-1161-7
  • EAN
    9781447211617
  • Format
    ePub
  • Nb. de pages
    260 pages
  • Caractéristiques du format ePub
    • Pages
      260
    • Protection num.
      Contenu protégé

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Biographie de Robin Baker

Robin Baker is a bestselling author in the field of sexual biology and his books include Sperm Wars, Baby Wars and Sex in the Future . From 1980-96 he was Reader in Zoology in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Manchester. He is a writer, lecturer and broadcaster with over a hundred scientific papers and journalistic articles to his name. His work and ideas on the evolution of human behaviour have been featured in many television and radio programmes around the world.
He now lives in the south of Spain with his family.

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