SKEPTICAL

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How do you distinguish nonsense from reality and facts from fantasy?

The answer is: with science!

In SKEPTICAL, Theiss Bendixen uses a wide range of historical and current examples to show how and why science works, what the strengths and weaknesses of science are, and why science is more important today - for both society and individuals - than ever before. And with health expert Morten Elsøe's powerful and personal foreword, the theme is established once and for all!

Throughout the book, the reader will learn about:

The many 'pitfalls' of human thinking and how to avoid them.
Science's great achievements, essential methods and unsolved mysteries.
The difference between 'healthy skepticism' and 'unhealthy skepticism'.
The psychology behind problematic social phenomena such as conspiracy theories, political polarization, fake news, 'alternative facts', fascination with alternative medicine, and fear of vaccines and GMOs.
How the world has never been better than it is right now - and how the media leads us to believe the exact opposite.

In other words, SKEPTICAL is both a handbook in healthy skeptical thinking and a tribute - almost a declaration of love - to science and the wonders of the real world.

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How do you distinguish nonsense from reality and facts from fantasy?
The answer is: with science!
In SKEPTICAL, Theiss Bendixen uses a wide range of historical and current examples to show how and why science works, what the strengths and weaknesses of science are, and why science is more important today - for both society and individuals - than ever before. And with health expert Morten Elsøe's powerful and personal foreword, the theme is established once and for all!
Throughout the book, the reader will learn about:
- The many 'pitfalls' of human thinking and how to avoid them.
- Science's great achievements, essential methods and unsolved mysteries.
- The difference between 'healthy skepticism' and 'unhealthy skepticism'.
- The psychology behind problematic social phenomena such as conspiracy theories, political polarization, fake news, 'alternative facts', fascination with alternative medicine, and fear of vaccines and GMOs.
- How the world has never been better than it is right now - and how the media leads us to believe the exact opposite.
In other words, SKEPTICAL is both a handbook in healthy skeptical thinking and a tribute - almost a declaration of love - to science and the wonders of the real world.
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Hi! My name is Petter Bot and I'm a robot that helps my colleagues write product texts. I'm getting better at English every day. If I have written something wrong, we apologize.