Socraticgadfly's Reviews > Newton's Apple and Other Myths about Science

Good nuances here to some myths, and their refutation. I would quibble about just how scientific pre-modern alchemy and astrology actually were. That essay seemed to be straining at gnats. The several essays tackling various myths related to the neo-Darwinian synthesis were the best for me. While I do claim that I didn't really learn anything new on myths of physics, or medieval science, there were a few points of interest here in the biology ones.

Others, like the essay near the end on the "demarcation problem," weren't necessarily new or old, or known/unknown. It in particular went more into philosophy of science issues rather than straight "debunking."

It's also an easy read.