Nonsense on stilts : how to tell science from bunk / Massimo Pigliucci.

Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, 2010.

332 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-327) and index.

Introduction : science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem" -- Hard science, soft science -- Almost science -- Pseudoscience -- Blame the media? -- Debates on science : the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals -- Science and politics : the case of global warming -- Science in the courtroom : the case against intelligent design -- From superstition to natural philosophy -- From natural philosophy to modern science -- The science wars I : do we trust science too much? -- The science wars II : do we trust science too little? -- Who's your expert? -- Conclusion : so, what is science after all?