Hindsight and Popular Astronomy
Alan B. Whiting, "Hindsight and Popular Astronomy"
Wo rld Scie ntific | 2010 | ISBN: 9814307912 | 288 pages | PDF | 2,8 MB
There are many books that endeavor to bridge the gap between scientists and laymen, yet too many overemphasize the presentation of scientific findings as hard facts…
Hindsight: The Promise and Peril of Looking Backward
Mark Freeman "Hindsight: The Promise and Peril of Looking Backward"
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 2009 | 264 Pages | ISBN: 019538993X | PDF | 1 MB
Although the idea of hindsight is frequently associated with the biases, distortions, and outright lies of memory--as in the infamous "20-20" scenario or the conviction…