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Nine Crazy Ideas in Science: A Few Might Even be True

Nine Crazy Ideas in Science: A Few Might Even be True

by RobertEhrlich (Author)

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    Hardcover 2001

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Synopsis

AIDS is not caused by HIV. Coal and oil are not fossil fuels. Distributing more guns reduces crime. These ideas make headlines, but most educated people scoff at them. Yet some of science's most important concepts - from gravity to evolution - have surfaced from the pool of crazy ideas. Here, a physicist with an affinity for odd ideas applied his open mind to nine controversial propositions on topical subjects. Some, it turns out, are considerably lower on the cuckoo scale than others. Anyone interested in unorthodox ideas should enjoy this book. And, as a fun way of learning how to think like a scientist, it also has educational value.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 254
 Edition: 1st Edition.
 Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 14 Jun 2001
ISBN 10: 0691070016
ISBN 13: 9780691070018

Media Reviews
Physicist Robert Ehrlich has come up with a lovely idea for a discussion of how science works. His book is a light-hearted treatment of bizarre-but-not-manifestly-impossible ideas that have burdened scientific literature over the past decades. What is valuable is that Ehrlich uses scientific methodology to subject these ideas (not all wrong!) to critical examination. He has a low-key, pleasing style and uses no math. - Leon Lederman, 1988 Nobel Laureate in Physics Ehrlich's book puts life into a novel idea: a fresh view of the most controversial scientific notions of our time, which are always intriguing, often interesting, occasionally seemingly impossible, and sometimes downright fool-hardy. It's informative, entertaining, and provocative reading, inviting the reader to wonder how the scientific mind can differ so much. - Robert C. Gallo, MD, Director, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland
Author Bio
Robert Ehrlich is Professor of Physics at George Mason University. His books include Why Toast Lands Jelly Side Down and Turning the World Inside Out and 174 Other Simple Physics Demonstrations (both Princeton).