Falling for Science by Bernard Beckett

Falling for Science by Bernard Beckett This book is USED (not new) Condition: Good - Format: Paperback Publisher: Longacre Press, , Dimensions: 23.1 x 15 x 2.5 centimetres (0.3, pages SKU: 2666y - We use NZ Post overnight for delivery so please allow 1-5 days for delivery - If you would like to see more photos of the book, ask a question and we'll add them Book Description: Modern science has unravelled the mystery of life, seen back to the dawn of time and peered down into the weird world of quantum mechanics. Small wonder than that people now look to science to answer the big metaphysical questions. In this work, the author shows this instinct to be misguided. According to Beckett, the modern fashion for making scientists the 'High Priests of Everything' is mysticism in a lab coat and argues for a new model of scepticism, one which leaves scientists and storytellers to each get on with what they are best at. He is a communicator, who writes in the contemporary vein of popular science authors like Matt Ridley, Steven Pinker, and Jared Diamond.