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Tribal science : brains, beliefs, and bad ideas / Mike McRae.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McRae, Mike, 1977-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science--Social aspects--History.
- Science.
- Human behavior.
- Social psychology.
- Science--Social aspects.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 250 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2012.
- Summary:
- Examines the many ways in which our tribally oriented brains perceive and sometimes distort reality and how science helps us to evaluate our traditional notions.
- Contents:
- The storytelling monkey : why do we see faces in clouds?
- The creative serpent : where did science come from?
- The pitiful monster : why do doctors wear white coats?
- The logical alien : why are we so unreasonable?
- The clever horse : what is this thing called "evidence"?
- The science graveyard : why do we hold onto bad ideas?
- The tangled web : who is in control of what we know?
- The progressive human : what will intelligence mean in the future?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-237) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781616145835
- 1616145838
- OCLC:
- 764387215
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