{"product_id":"science-fictions-9781250222695","title":"Science Fictions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insider's view of science reveals why many scientific results cannot be relied upon  and how the system can be reformed.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScience is how we understand the world. Yet failures in peer review and mistakes in statistics have rendered a shocking number of scientific studies useless  or, worse, badly misleading. Such errors have distorted our knowledge in fields as wide-ranging as medicine, physics, nutrition, education, genetics, economics, and the search for extraterrestrial life. As \u003ci\u003eScience Fictions \u003c\/i\u003emakes clear, the current system of research funding and publication not only fails to safeguard us from blunders but actively encourages bad science  with sometimes deadly consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStuart Ritchie's own work challenging an infamous psychology experiment helped spark what is now widely known as the replication crisis, the realization that supposed scientific truths are often just plain wrong. Now, he reveals the very human biases, misunderstandings, and dec\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt and Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090803585367,"sku":"9781250222695","price":23.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250222695.jpg?v=1762273521","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/science-fictions-9781250222695","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}