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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Lawrence Kuhn |
| ISBN: | 9780275993894 0275993892 |
| OCLC Number: | 76792097 |
| Description: | xix, 306 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Acknowledgments -- Foreword : No end for science exploration / Dr. Song Jian -- Introduction : What is closer to truth? -- ch. 1. Is science fiction science? -- ch. 2. Why is music so significant? -- ch. 3. Is consciousness an illusion? -- ch. 4. How does the autistic brain work? -- ch. 5. Does psychiatry have a split personality? -- ch. 6. Who gets to validate alternative medicine? -- ch. 7. Microbes, friend or foe? -- ch. 8. Testing new drugs : are people guinea pigs? -- ch. 9. How does order arise in the universe? -- ch. 10. How weird is the cosmos? -- ch. 11. Is the universe full of life? -- ch. 12. Will computers take a quantum leap? -- ch. 13. How does basic science support national security? -- ch. 14. Can religion withstand technology? -- ch. 15. Can we believe in both religion and science? -- Why ultimate reality works for us : toward a taxonomy of possible explanations -- Glossary of key terms -- About the author and contributors -- Index. |
| Responsibility: | Robert Lawrence Kuhn. |
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