Donald R Prothero
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Donald R. Prothero's Evolution is an entertaining and rigorous history of the transitional forms and series found in the the fossil record. Its engaging narrative of scientific discovery and well-grounded analysis has led to the book's widespread adoption in courses that teach the nature and value of fossil evidence. Evolution tackles flood geology, rock dating, Neo-Darwinism, and macroevolution. It includes extensive coverage of the primordial soup,...
Author
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xviii, 459 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"UFOs. Aliens. Strange crop circles. Giant figures scratched in the desert surface along the coast of Peru. The amazing alignment of the pyramids. Strange lines of clouds in the sky. The paranormal is alive and well in the American cultural landscape. In UFOs, Chemtrails, and Aliens, Donald R. Prothero and Tim Callahan explore why such demonstrably false beliefs thrive despite decades of education and scientific debunking. Employing the ground rules...
Author
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
xvi, 411 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Loxton and Prothero complete an entertaining, educational, and definitive text on demonstrably false phenomena, presenting both the arguments for and against their existence and systematically challenging the pseudoscience perpetuating their myths.