The Joy of Science / / Jim Al-Khalili.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Al-Khalili, Jim,
• Place / Publishing House: Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)

Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the core of science can help you get the most out of lifeToday’s world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to make the best decisions is far from easy. The Joy of Science presents 8 short lessons on how to unlock the clarity, empowerment, and joy of thinking and living a little more scientifically.In this brief guide to living a more rational life, acclaimed physicist Jim Al-Khalili invites readers to engage with the world as scientists have been trained to do. The scientific method has served humankind well in its quest to see things as they really are, and underpinning the scientific method are core principles that can help us all navigate modern life more confidently. Discussing the nature of truth and uncertainty, the role of doubt, the pros and cons of simplification, the value of guarding against bias, the importance of evidence-based thinking, and more, Al-Khalili shows how the powerful ideas at the heart of the scientific method are deeply relevant to the complicated times we live in and the difficult choices we make.Read this book and discover the joy of science. It will empower you to think more objectively, see through the fog of your own preexisting beliefs, and lead a more fulfilling life.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 SOMETHING IS EITHER TRUE, OR IT ISN’T -- 2 IT’S MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT -- 3 MYSTERIES ARE TO BE EMBRACED, BUT ALSO TO BE SOLVED -- 4 IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, IT DOESN’T MEAN YOU CAN’T IF YOU TRY -- 5 DON’T VALUE OPINION OVER EVIDENCE -- 6 RECOGNIZE YOUR OWN BIASES BEFORE JUDGING THE VIEWS OF OTHERS -- 7 DON’T BE AFRAID TO CHANGE YOUR MIND -- 8 STAND UP FOR REALITY -- CONCLUSION -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY FURTHER READING -- INDEX