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Fragile Science: The Reality Behind the Headlines
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Macmillan Pub Ltd
Publication date June 1, 2002
Pages 258
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780330480932
ISBN-10 0330480936
Dimensions 0.75 by 5 by 7.50 in.
Weight 0.18 lbs.
Availability§ Out of Print
Original list price $16.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: 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 oversimplication - 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 by strong biological arguments against it?

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Hardcover
Book cover for 9780333901021
 
from Macmillan Pub Ltd (December 1, 2001)
9780333901021 | details & prices | 258 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $32.50
About: Headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will takes us.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780330480932 Book cover for 9781447248996
 
from Pan Macmillan (August 1, 2013)
9781447248996 | details & prices | 272 pages | List price $25.35
About: Headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will takes us.
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from Macmillan Pub Ltd (June 1, 2002)
9780330480932 | details & prices | 258 pages | 5.00 × 7.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.18 lbs | List price $16.95
About: Everyday the headlines bring news of the latest health scare, with worrying predictions for where developments in science will take us.

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