Overview
What did the trial of Galileo share with the trial for fraud of the foremost investigator of the effects of lead exposure on children's intelligence? In the title essay of this rollicking collection on science and education, Clark Glymour argues that fundamentally both were disputes over what methods are legitimate and authoritative. From testing the expertise of NASA scientists to discovering where software goes to die to turning educational research upside down, Glymour's reports from the front lines of science and education read like a blend of Rachel Carson and Hunter S. Thompson. Contrarian and original, he criticizes the statistical arguments against Teach for America, argues for teaching the fallacies of Intelligent Design in high school science, places contemporary psychological research in a Platonic cave dug by Freud, and gives (and rejects) a fair argument for a self-interested, nationalist response to climate change. One of the creators of influential new statistical methods, Glymour has been involved in scientific investigations on such diverse topics as wildfire prediction, planetary science, genomics, climate studies, psychology, and educational research. Now he provides personal reports of the funny, the absurd, and the appalling in contemporary science and education. More bemused than indignant, Galileo in Pittsburgh is an ever-engaging call to rethink how we do science and how we teach it.
Full Product Details
Author: Clark Glymour
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.00cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9780674051034
ISBN 10: 0674051033
Pages: 168
Publication Date: 30 March 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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General/trade
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Professional & Vocational
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
A sharp and thought-provoking book. -- Jo Marchant New Scientist 20100417 [A] beautifully designed little book...It is at once erudite and wryly witty, yet related in such a way that ordinary folks can easily understand his viewpoint. -- Kelly Ferjutz Sacramento Book Review 20100829
A sharp and thought-provoking book. -- Jo Marchant New Scientist 20100417
A sharp and thought-provoking book. -- Jo Marchant New Scientist 20100417 [A] beautifully designed little book...It is at once erudite and wryly witty, yet related in such a way that ordinary folks can easily understand his viewpoint. -- Kelly Ferjutz Sacramento Book Review 20100829
Author Information
Clark Glymour is Alumni University Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University.
