Case Study: Science, Pseudoscience, and Nonsense

Clyde Freeman Herreid

doi:10.2505/4/jcst16_045_05_61

Case Study: Science, Pseudoscience, and Nonsense

Clyde Freeman Herreid

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If we teach only the findings and products of science—no matter how useful and even inspiring they may be—without communicating its critical method, how can the average person possibly distinguish science from pseudoscience? —Carl Sagan (1996, p. 21).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	61-66
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of College Science Teaching
Volume	45
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2505/4/jcst16_045_05_61
State	Published - 2016

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