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47 produkter
Understanding Evolution
Häftad, 2020
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
216 kr
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Why do the debates about evolution persist, despite the plentiful evidence for it? Breaking down the notion that public resistance to evolution is strictly due to its perceived conflict with religion, this concise book shows that evolution is in fact a counterintuitive idea that is difficult to …
Understanding Evolution
E-bok, 2020
277 kr
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Why do the debates about evolution persist, despite the plentiful evidence for it? Breaking down the notion that public resistance to evolution is strictly due to its perceived conflict with religion, this concise book shows that evolution is in fact a counterintuitive idea that is difficult to …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics
Häftad, 2023
812 kr
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This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of …
Philosophy of Science for Biologists
Av Kostas Kampourakis, Tobias Uller
Häftad, 2020
553 kr
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Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of …
Darwin Mythology
Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods
Häftad, 2024
438 kr
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Many historical figures have their lives and works shrouded in myth, both in life and long after their deaths. Charles Darwin (1809-82) is no exception to this phenomenon and his hero-worship has become an accepted narrative. This concise, accessible and engaging collection unpacks this narrative to …
Uncertainty
How It Makes Science Advance
Av Kostas Kampourakis, Kevin McCain
Inbunden, 2019
461 kr
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Scientific knowledge is the most solid and robust kind of knowledge that humans have because of the self-correcting character inherent in its own processes. Nevertheless, anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, among others, question some of the best-established scientific …
Understanding Evolution
E-bok, 2014
424 kr
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Current books on evolutionary theory all seem to take for granted the fact that students find evolution easy to understand when actually, from a psychological perspective, it is a rather counterintuitive idea. Evolutionary theory, like all scientific theories, is a means to understanding the …
Understanding Genes
Häftad, 2021
227 kr
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What are genes? What do genes do? These questions are not simple and straightforward to answer; at the same time, simplistic answers are quite prevalent and are taken for granted. This book aims to explain the origin of the gene concept, its various meanings both within and outside science, as well …
Uncertainty
How It Makes Science Advance
Av Kevin McCain, Kostas Kampourakis
E-bok, 2019
343 kr
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Scientific knowledge is the most solid and robust kind of knowledge that humans have because of the self-correcting character inherent in its own processes. Nevertheless, anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, among others, question some of the best-established scientific …
Uncertainty
How It Makes Science Advance
Av Kevin McCain, Kostas Kampourakis
E-bok, 2019
343 kr
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Scientific knowledge is the most solid and robust kind of knowledge that humans have because of the self-correcting character inherent in its own processes. Nevertheless, anti-evolutionists, climate denialists, and anti-vaxxers, among others, question some of the best-established scientific …
Ancestry Reimagined
Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities
Inbunden, 2023
420 kr
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Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities. This can boost a sense of cultural pride and prosocial …
Ancestry Reimagined
Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities
E-bok, 2023
343 kr
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Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities. This can boost a sense of cultural pride and prosocial …
Ancestry Reimagined
Dismantling the Myth of Genetic Ethnicities
E-bok, 2023
343 kr
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Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities. This can boost a sense of cultural pride and prosocial …
Trusting Science
Why We Need to Reconsider School Science Teaching
Inbunden, 2025
365 kr
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In today's world of social media and information overload, certain science topics related to policy decisions, such as vaccination, ignite controversy. Beyond the usual explanations of science denial and ideological battles lies a deeper issue: a widespread distrust fueled by poor science …
Trusting Science
Why We Need to Reconsider School Science Teaching
E-bok, 2025
353 kr
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In today''s world of social media and information overload, certain science topics related to policy decisions, such as vaccination, ignite controversy. Beyond the usual explanations of science denial and ideological battles lies a deeper issue: a widespread distrust fueled by poor science …
Trusting Science
Why We Need to Reconsider School Science Teaching
E-bok, 2025
353 kr
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In today''s world of social media and information overload, certain science topics related to policy decisions, such as vaccination, ignite controversy. Beyond the usual explanations of science denial and ideological battles lies a deeper issue: a widespread distrust fueled by poor science …
Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science
Av Ronald L. Numbers, Kostas Kampourakis
Häftad, 2020
186 kr
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A Guardian “Favourite Reads—as Chosen by Scientists” Selection“Tackles some of science’s most enduring misconceptions.”—DiscoverA falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or did it really?Among the many myths debunked in this refreshingly irreverent book are the idea …
Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science
Av Ronald L. Numbers, Kostas Kampourakis
Inbunden, 2015
4,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
419 kr
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A falling apple inspired Isaac Newton’s insight into the law of gravity—or so the story goes. Is it true? Perhaps not. But the more intriguing question is why such stories endure as explanations of how science happens. Newton’s Apple and Other Myths about Science brushes away popular misconceptions …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics
E-bok, 2023
953 kr
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This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics
E-bok, 2023
932 kr
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This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of …
Darwin Mythology
Debunking Myths, Correcting Falsehoods
Inbunden, 2024
1318 kr
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Many historical figures have their lives and works shrouded in myth, both in life and long after their deaths. Charles Darwin (1809-82) is no exception to this phenomenon and his hero-worship has become an accepted narrative. This concise, accessible and engaging collection unpacks this narrative to …
How we Get Mendel Wrong, and Why it Matters
Challenging the narrative of Mendelian genetics
Inbunden, 2023
2144 kr
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This book illustrates that the stereotypical representations of Gregor Mendel and his work misrepresent his findings and their historical context. The author sets the historical record straight and provides scientists with a reference guide to the respective scholarship in the early history of …
Making Sense of Genes
Inbunden, 2017
1099 kr
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What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene 'for' a …
Making Sense of Genes
Häftad, 2017
502 kr
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What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene 'for' a …
Making Sense of Genes
E-bok, 2017
473 kr
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What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene ''for'' a …
Making Sense of Genes
E-bok, 2017
473 kr
Lägg i varukorg
What are genes? What do genes do? These seemingly simple questions are in fact challenging to answer accurately. As a result, there are widespread misunderstandings and over-simplistic answers, which lead to common conceptions widely portrayed in the media, such as the existence of a gene ''for'' a …
Philosophy of Science for Biologists
Av Kostas Kampourakis, Tobias Uller
Inbunden, 2020
1335 kr
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Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of …
Philosophy of Science for Biologists
Av Tobias Uller, Kostas Kampourakis
E-bok, 2020
538 kr
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Biologists rely on theories, apply models and construct explanations, but rarely reflect on their nature and structure. This book introduces key topics in philosophy of science to provide the required philosophical background for this kind of reflection, which is an important part of all aspects of …
