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Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: x, 312 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780199396603
  • 0199396604
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Denying to the graveDDC classification:
  • 362.1 23
LOC classification:
  • RA418 .G64 2017
NLM classification:
  • WA 31
Other classification:
  • WA31
Contents:
Introduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion.
Summary: Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us.
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Book Book La Retama Central Library La Retama Central Library Nonfiction 362.1 GOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 43185001994324
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Conspiracy theories -- Charismatic leaders -- Confirmation bias -- Causality and filling the ignorance gap -- Avoidance of complexity -- Risk perception and probability -- Conclusion.

Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they can't possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science is wrong, that the evidence is incomplete or inconclusive, and that unidentified hazards lurk everywhere to harm us.

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