This book discusses the ways in which science, the touchstone of reliable knowledge in modern society, changed dramatically in the second half of the 20th century, becoming less trustworthy through ex
Thanks to enormous funding for educational programs, the whole world "knows" that HIV causes AIDS. But is what we know compatible with the facts? This book challenges the conventional wisdom on this
Concern has recently arisen over the quality of American education and our declining scientific and research orientation. Debates are emerging about what direction public universities should be taking
Although many pundits attempt to draw a clear line separating the endeavors of science from those of "pseudoscience," Henry H. Bauer's Science or Pseudoscience reveals that the distinction is both equ
Bauer (emeritus, chemistry and science studies, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State U.) explores how heterodox ideas are suppressed or ignored by professionals claiming to be open minded and obje
Why do kittens purr?Because they're happy,deep inside their fur.Lions roar in the dining room and frogs hop down the stairs as a child's curiosity leads to whimsical fun. Marion Dane Bauer and Henry C
Following their 1892 imprisonment in the Western Pennsylvania Penitentiary for the failed assassination attempt on steel magnate Henry Clay Frick in revenge for his role in the violence against striki