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The scientific attitude :defending science from denial, fraud, and pseudoscie…
An argument that what makes science distinctive is its emphasis on evidence and scientists' willingness to change theories on the basis of new evidence. Attacks on science have become commonplace. Claims that climate change isn't settled science, that evolution is "only a theory," and that scientists are conspiring to keep the truth about vaccines from the public are staples of some politicians…
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- 9780262352840
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- 1 online resource (296 pages).
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The matter of facts :skepticism, persuasion, and evidence in science
How biases, the desire for a good narrative, reliance on citation metrics, and other problems undermine confidence in modern science. Modern science is built on experimental evidence, yet scientists are often very selective in deciding what evidence to use and often disagree about how to interpret it. In The Matter of Facts, Gareth and Rhodri Leng explore how scientists produce and use evidence…
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- 9780262358279
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- 1 online resource (376 pages).
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A tale of two towers :gigantism in architecture and digital culture
A cultural history of gigantism in architecture and digital culture, from the Eiffel Tower to the World Trade Center. The gigantic is everywhere, and gigantism is manifest in everything from excessively tall skyscrapers to globe-spanning digital networks. In this book, Henriette Steiner and Kristin Veel map and critique the trajectory of gigantism in architecture and digital culture--the conver…
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- 9780262358330
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- 1 online resource (248 pages).
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The coevolution :the entwined futures of humans and machines
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- 9780262358378
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Being and neonness
A cultural and philosophical history of neon, from Paris in the twentieth century to the perpetually switched-on present day. For most of us, the word neon conjures images of lights, colors, nightlife, and streets. It evokes the poetry of city nights. For Luis de Miranda, neon is a subject of philosophical curiosity. Being and Neonness is a cultural and philosophical history of neon, from early…
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- Revised and adapted by Luis de Miranda
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- 9780262353052
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- 1 online resource (136 pages).
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Keep calm and log on :your handbook for surviving the digital revolution
"This book offers sensible advice for ordinary people about how to sustain a safe and satifsfying online life. This takes some know-how, given the risks we face each day. This book offers that knowledge and empowers us to shop, share, and connect with one another digitally while protecting ourselves from identity theft, Internet addiction, fake news, and data breaches. This is a chatty, convers…
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- 0262358298
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Recovering lost species in the modern age :histories of longing and belonging
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- 9780262355711
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- 1 online resource (248 pages) :illustrations.
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AI in the wild :sustainability in the age of artificial intelligence
"The first book to analyze the consequences of the political economy of artificial intelligence for global sustainability"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262359573
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Dissidence :the rise of Chinese contemporary art in the West
How the valorization of artistic and political dissidence has contributed to the rise of Chinese contemporary art in the West. Interest in Chinese contemporary art increased dramatically in the West shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Sparked by political sympathy and the mediatized response to the event, Western curators, critics, and art historians were quick to view the new art…
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- 9780262348232
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- 1 online resource (216 pages).
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Fake news :understanding media and misinformation in the digital age
New perspectives on the misinformation ecosystem that is the production and circulation of fake news. What is fake news Is it an item on Breitbart, an article in The Onion , an outright falsehood disseminated via Russian bot, or a catchphrase used by a politician to discredit a story he doesn't like This book examines the real fake news: the constant flow of purposefully crafted, sensational, e…
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