How to Tell Science from Bunk

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 2, 2010

Massimo Pigliucci, professor at Lehman College and author of Nonsense on Stilts: How to Tell Science from Bunk, talks about the ambiguity surrounding science and why people believe "bunk" and pseudoscientific practices. He also blogs at RationallySpeaking.org and has a podcast also called Rationally Speaking.

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