Wednesday, August 17, 2011
#331. Nonsense on Stilts
Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk (17 Hrs): Why do people believe bunk? And what causes them to embrace such pseudoscientific beliefs and practices? Noted skeptic Massimo Pigliucci sets out to separate the fact from the fantasy in this entertaining exploration of the nature of science, the borderlands of fringe science, and - borrowing a famous phrase from philosopher Jeremy Bentham - the nonsense on stilts.