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📊 Empirical Research

Research methods and Statistics in Psychology
by Hugh Coolican • 1990
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
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📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology Summary
Research methods and Statistics in Psychology 90%
How to move from hunches to evidence: the full cycle of psychological research, statistics and all.
by Hugh Coolican 1990
3.84
194 ratings
📊 Psychological Research📋 Research Methods🧪 Experimental Design
Research Methodology
by C.R. Kothari • 1985
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
3.88
306
🧪 Research Methodology📊 Quantitative Methods📐 Research Design
Research Methodology Summary
Research Methodology 90%
The gap between a research question and a publishable finding, bridged step by step.
by C.R. Kothari 1985
3.88
306 ratings
🧪 Research Methodology📊 Quantitative Methods📐 Research Design
Research Design
by John W. Creswell • 1994
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
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3k+
📐 Research Design✍️ Proposal Writing🔀 Mixed Methods Research
Research Design Summary
Research Design 90%
Align your philosophy, design, and methods into a single coherent research blueprint.
by John W. Creswell 1994
3.82
3k+ ratings
📐 Research Design✍️ Proposal Writing🔀 Mixed Methods Research
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 90%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Qualitative Research Methods
by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
3.94
69
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods 89%
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012
3.94
69 ratings
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 89%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros • 2021
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
5.00
1
🧪 Qualitative Methods⚡ Rapid Evaluation📊 Program Evaluation
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research Summary
Doing Rapid Qualitative Research 89%
Fast enough for policy, deep enough for skeptics: qualitative methods that deliver both.
by Cecilia Vindrola-Padros 2021
5.00
1 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Methods⚡ Rapid Evaluation📊 Program Evaluation
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
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1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 89%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
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268
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 89%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science
Market Research in Practice
by Paul N. Hague • 1992
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
3.93
15
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design
Market Research in Practice Summary
Market Research in Practice 89%
Why most market research gathers dust and how to produce findings that managers actually use.
by Paul N. Hague 1992
3.93
15 ratings
🔍 Market Research💡 Consumer Insights📋 Survey Design
Focus Groups
by Richard A. Krueger • 1988
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
3.84
128
🧪 Qualitative Research📋 Research Methods🎙️ Interview Methods
Focus Groups Summary
Focus Groups 89%
How to plan, moderate, and analyze focus groups that yield real insights, not polite conversation.
by Richard A. Krueger 1988
3.84
128 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Research📋 Research Methods🎙️ Interview Methods
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
3.82
150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 89%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 88%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences
by Alexander L. George • 2005
A single case, properly analyzed, reveals what regressions miss: the causal mechanism.
3.81
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🔍 Qualitative Research📋 Case Study Design⛓️ Causal Mechanisms
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences Summary
Case Studies And Theory Development In The Social Sciences 88%
A single case, properly analyzed, reveals what regressions miss: the causal mechanism.
by Alexander L. George 2005
3.81
176 ratings
🔍 Qualitative Research📋 Case Study Design⛓️ Causal Mechanisms
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 88%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
4.18
2k+
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 88%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking
SPSS Survival Manual
by Julie Pallant • 2001
Your SPSS survival guide: plain-English steps from data entry to ANOVA, no stats panic required.
4.11
372
💻 Statistical Software📋 Research Methods📏 Scale Development
SPSS Survival Manual Summary
SPSS Survival Manual 88%
Your SPSS survival guide: plain-English steps from data entry to ANOVA, no stats panic required.
by Julie Pallant 2001
4.11
372 ratings
💻 Statistical Software📋 Research Methods📏 Scale Development
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 88%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 88%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Science Fictions
by Stuart Ritchie • 2020
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
4.34
3k+
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct
Science Fictions Summary
Science Fictions 88%
From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.
by Stuart Ritchie 2020
4.34
3k+ ratings
🧪 Metascience🔁 Replication Crisis🕵️ Scientific Misconduct
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
by Peter Bruce • 2017
The statistical methods data scientists use daily, from boxplots to bootstrap, minus the proofs.
4.02
545
🛠️ Practical Data Science📈 Applied Statistics🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists Summary
Practical Statistics for Data Scientists 88%
The statistical methods data scientists use daily, from boxplots to bootstrap, minus the proofs.
by Peter Bruce 2017
4.02
545 ratings
🛠️ Practical Data Science📈 Applied Statistics🔍 Exploratory Data Analysis
Social Theory and Social Structure
by Robert K. Merton • 1949
Why false beliefs become real, rules outlast their purpose, and satisfaction is always relative.
4.23
124
🧪 Empirical Sociology🦋 Unintended Consequences🔄 Social Feedback Loops
Social Theory and Social Structure Summary
Social Theory and Social Structure 88%
Why false beliefs become real, rules outlast their purpose, and satisfaction is always relative.
by Robert K. Merton 1949
4.23
124 ratings
🧪 Empirical Sociology🦋 Unintended Consequences🔄 Social Feedback Loops
Quality Research Papers
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
3.74
172
🏫 Theological Education✍️ Academic Writing🔬 Research Methodology
Quality Research Papers Summary
Quality Research Papers 88%
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014
3.74
172 ratings
🏫 Theological Education✍️ Academic Writing🔬 Research Methodology
This Idea Must Die
by John Brockman • 2015
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
3.50
1k+
🔬 Meta-Science🛑 Scientific Dead Ends🕸️ Complexity Science
This Idea Must Die Summary
This Idea Must Die 88%
175 scientists each nominate one idea to retire, from IQ to the Big Bang itself.
by John Brockman 2015
3.50
1k+ ratings
🔬 Meta-Science🛑 Scientific Dead Ends🕸️ Complexity Science
Look
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2023
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
3.15
233
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation
Look Summary
Look 88%
Thinking without looking is guessing. Why the most insightful people observe before they analyze.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2023
3.15
233 ratings
🏛️ Phenomenology🔍 Gestalt Psychology👁️ Ethnographic Observation
Sensemaking
by Christian Madsbjerg • 2017
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
3.67
680
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods
Sensemaking Summary
Sensemaking 87%
Algorithms cannot read a room. The humanities, not more data, unlock what people actually mean.
by Christian Madsbjerg 2017
3.67
680 ratings
🔍 Cultural Analysis📝 Thick Description👁️ Ethnographic Methods
How to Read a Paper
by Trisha Greenhalgh • 1999
From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.
4.02
378
🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine🔎 Critical Appraisal🧪 Study Design
How to Read a Paper Summary
How to Read a Paper 87%
From p-values to meta-analyses: critical skills to judge a study, no statistics degree required.
by Trisha Greenhalgh 1999
4.02
378 ratings
🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine🔎 Critical Appraisal🧪 Study Design
The Power of Not Thinking
by Simon Roberts • 2020
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
3.51
181
🧠 Embodied Cognition👃 Sensory Anthropology⚡ Expert Intuition
The Power of Not Thinking Summary
The Power of Not Thinking 87%
AI beats us at chess but cannot pick up a pencil. The intelligence in your bones.
by Simon Roberts 2020
3.51
181 ratings
🧠 Embodied Cognition👃 Sensory Anthropology⚡ Expert Intuition
The Why Axis
by Uri Gneezy • 2013
When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.
3.67
1k+
💡 Behavioral Economics🔬 Field Experiments🎯 Incentive Design
The Why Axis Summary
The Why Axis 87%
When daycare fines made parents later, the real science of incentives began.
by Uri Gneezy 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
💡 Behavioral Economics🔬 Field Experiments🎯 Incentive Design
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
662
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant 87%
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018
3.83
662 ratings
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
How to Read Numbers
by Tom Chivers • 2021
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
4.32
478
📊 Statistical Literacy📰 Media Skepticism⚠️ Risk Literacy
How to Read Numbers Summary
How to Read Numbers 87%
Missing denominators, tiny samples, and the WWII plane error that bends every news stat.
by Tom Chivers 2021
4.32
478 ratings
📊 Statistical Literacy📰 Media Skepticism⚠️ Risk Literacy
Interviewing Users
by Steve Portigal • 2013
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
4.13
1k+
🔍 User Research📋 Qualitative Research💬 Interview Techniques
Interviewing Users Summary
Interviewing Users 87%
Your assumptions about users are wrong. A systematic way to find out what they actually need.
by Steve Portigal 2013
4.13
1k+ ratings
🔍 User Research📋 Qualitative Research💬 Interview Techniques
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
by George Kingsley Zipf • 2012
Every word spoken and every city built follows one mathematical equation.
3.77
22
📊 Quantitative Linguistics⚛️ Social Physics📈 Power Laws
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort Summary
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort 87%
Every word spoken and every city built follows one mathematical equation.
by George Kingsley Zipf 2012
3.77
22 ratings
📊 Quantitative Linguistics⚛️ Social Physics📈 Power Laws
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice 87%
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002
3.87
61 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
3.90
61
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 87%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 87%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Sex by Numbers
by David Spiegelhalter • 2015
Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.
3.84
213
🔄 Modern Sexuality🔬 Sex Research💥 Debunking Myths
Sex by Numbers Summary
Sex by Numbers 87%
Sex surveys are performances. A statistician reveals what the data hides about modern desire.
by David Spiegelhalter 2015
3.84
213 ratings
🔄 Modern Sexuality🔬 Sex Research💥 Debunking Myths
UX Research
by Brad Nunnally • 2016
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
3.68
263
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing
UX Research Summary
UX Research 87%
What to ask, who to ask, and how to turn their answers into better products.
by Brad Nunnally 2016
3.68
263 ratings
📐 Product Design🔍 User Research🧪 Usability Testing
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
3.90
5k+
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 87%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
The Quick Fix
by Jesse Singal • 2021
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
3.91
1k+
🧠 Pop Psychology🔬 Bad Science🧪 Replication Crisis
The Quick Fix Summary
The Quick Fix 87%
How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.
by Jesse Singal 2021
3.91
1k+ ratings
🧠 Pop Psychology🔬 Bad Science🧪 Replication Crisis
The Victory Lab
by Sasha Issenberg • 2012
How data scientists toppled campaign gurus and built the modern, data-driven political machine.
3.78
2k+
🗳️ Political Campaigns📊 Data-Driven Politics🧪 Field Experiments
The Victory Lab Summary
The Victory Lab 87%
How data scientists toppled campaign gurus and built the modern, data-driven political machine.
by Sasha Issenberg 2012
3.78
2k+ ratings
🗳️ Political Campaigns📊 Data-Driven Politics🧪 Field Experiments
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 87%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
3.94
640
🔓 Open Science🔭 Citizen Science🧠 Collective Intelligence
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery 87%
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011
3.94
640 ratings
🔓 Open Science🔭 Citizen Science🧠 Collective Intelligence
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned
by Kenneth O. Stanley • 2015
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
3.98
1k+
💡 Innovation Studies🚫 Goal Skepticism✨ Serendipity And Discovery
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned Summary
Why Greatness Cannot Be Planned 87%
Ambitious objectives blind you to the very discoveries that make them obsolete.
by Kenneth O. Stanley 2015
3.98
1k+ ratings
💡 Innovation Studies🚫 Goal Skepticism✨ Serendipity And Discovery
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 87%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
The Bestseller Code
by Jodie Archer • 2016
An algorithm spots bestsellers with 80 percent accuracy, reading signals no writing class teaches.
3.81
1k+
✍️ Novel Writing📊 Text Mining📈 Plot Structure
The Bestseller Code Summary
The Bestseller Code 87%
An algorithm spots bestsellers with 80 percent accuracy, reading signals no writing class teaches.
by Jodie Archer 2016
3.81
1k+ ratings
✍️ Novel Writing📊 Text Mining📈 Plot Structure
The Art of Statistics
by David Spiegelhalter • 2019
Numbers are mute. How statisticians make them speak, and why p-values and correlation aren't enough.
4.15
6k+
🧮 Statistical Literacy🔗 Causal Inference🎲 Bayesian Methods
The Art of Statistics Summary
The Art of Statistics 87%
Numbers are mute. How statisticians make them speak, and why p-values and correlation aren't enough.
by David Spiegelhalter 2019
4.15
6k+ ratings
🧮 Statistical Literacy🔗 Causal Inference🎲 Bayesian Methods
Tricks of the Trade
by Howard S. Becker • 1998
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
4.06
405
🔬 Qualitative Methods🔍 Analytic Induction⚠️ Deviant Cases
Tricks of the Trade Summary
Tricks of the Trade 87%
How master researchers turn the cases that break their theories into their best proof.
by Howard S. Becker 1998
4.06
405 ratings
🔬 Qualitative Methods🔍 Analytic Induction⚠️ Deviant Cases
Discursive Design
by Bruce M. Tharp • 2019
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
4.36
25
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
Discursive Design Summary
Discursive Design 87%
What if your toaster had an opinion? A field guide to design that argues.
by Bruce M. Tharp 2019
4.36
25 ratings
🧠 Design Theory🔮 Speculative Design🔬 Design Research
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
3.89
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts 87%
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
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