The widely acclaimed response to the postmodernists attacks on science, with a new afterword. With the emergence of "cultural studies" and the blurring of once-

A professor of mathematics offers an analysis of the roles science plays within American society, providing suggestions for a more effective interchange between

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Super Superstitions checks out the strangest superstition in the world--stories too strange to be made up! The book is written with a high interest level to app