Denying to the grave : why we ignore the facts that will save us / Sara E. Gorman, PhD, MPH, Jack M. Gorman, MD
Publisher: New York, NY, United States of Amercia : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: x, 312 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780199396603
- 0199396604
- RA418 .G64 2017
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Book | NMC Library | Stacks | RA418 .G64 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 33039001389542 |
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