Nuclearlee's review
Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud
by Robert L. Park
Nuclearlee's review
Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud by Robert L. Park
Nuclearlee's review
rating:
He blatantly states at the beginning that this book is not for scientists. I really enjoyed reading it, but because it was a lot of stories about stuff I understand already, it was a very slow read. I was too young to remember much about the cold fusion fiasco, so I have to say the story about Pons and Fleischman was the most interesting of all of the depressing stories. I highly recommend this book for people who are either overly optimistic about science (think that science will someday save the world) and for those who are overly pessimistic about it as well (those who think that science is just a bunch of theories). Overall, if you're not a scientist, there's a lot to learn about it, and this is a great starting point and a very good handbook to follow (so you're not duped by stupid news reports of perpetual motion machines). And hopefully it serves as a warning for those who think they can fool the scientific method.
