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Fake Science 101 : A Less-Than-Factual Guide to Our Amazing World by Phil Edwards (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherAdams Media Corporation
ISBN-101440527016
ISBN-139781440527012
eBay Product ID (ePID)109618207
Product Key Features
Book TitleFake Science 101 :A Less-Than-Factual Guide to Our Amazing World
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicTopic / Business & Professional, General, Form / Parodies
IllustratorYes
GenreHumor
AuthorPhil Edwards
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight26.5 Oz
Item Length9.1 in
Item Width7 in
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Reviews"Plenty of fun and games and charts and tongue-in-cheekiness, the book is snazzily packaged in keeping with today's viral needs." -- The Atlantic Wire "A few years back we wrote about a hilarious blog called Fake Science , which deals in intentional pseudo-science. Now, the creator of that blog is unleashing Fake Science 101 , a 272-page textbook for the fake-fact-loving science nerd in all of us. I had a chance to read the book. It's really funny and packed with fantastically colorful and exceptionally fake pictures and diagrams." -- Mental Floss "It has been a big summer for Tumblr books and the most recent, Fake Science 101 , might be the best of the lot." --Forbes.com "Phil Edwards' raucously wrong and ticklingly funny textbook Fake Science 101 ... is filled with boatloads of falsehoods and an array of pseudo-scientific recommendations that would undoubtedly prompt a preponderance of lawsuits should they actually be taken seriously. Luckily, the book is clearly labeled as utterly, ridiculously phony." --RealClearScience.com "Think The Daily Show meets Bill Nye and voil! You've got Fake Science 101 ." -- BusinessInsider " Fake Science has long been a quality source of 'brilliantly false' scientifically-flavored information that no one in their right mind would mistake for fact." --Gawker "To complex scientific phenomena that others approach with rigorous experiments and a steadfast belief in the reliability of the scientific method, he parachutes in with a disregard for data and a love for the absurd. In other words, unlike most of the people mentioned on this blog, Edwards isn't a real scientist. He's a fake scientist." --Smithsonian Surprising Science Blog "Phil Edwards might not know a lot about biology, physics or chemistry, but when it comes to fake science, he's an undisputed leader." --WBEZ - Chicago "The 272-page textbook is similar to other fake textbooks like Jon Stewart's America , and it will help you get an A+ in biology if you went to the evangelical Christian high school I graduated from. The amusing infographics of the Fake Science website are what attracted me to this book." --Uproxx Gamma Squad, "Plenty of fun and games and charts and tongue-in-cheekiness, the book is snazzily packaged in keeping with today's viral needs." -- The Atlantic Wire "A few years back we wrote about a hilarious blog called Fake Science , which deals in intentional pseudo-science. Now, the creator of that blog is unleashing Fake Science 101 , a 272-page textbook for the fake-fact-loving science nerd in all of us. I had a chance to read the book. It's really funny and packed with fantastically colorful and exceptionally fake pictures and diagrams." -- Mental Floss "It has been a big summer for Tumblr books and the most recent, Fake Science 101 , might be the best of the lot." --Forbes.com "Phil Edwards' raucously wrong and ticklingly funny textbook Fake Science 101 ... is filled with boatloads of falsehoods and an array of pseudo-scientific recommendations that would undoubtedly prompt a preponderance of lawsuits should they actually be taken seriously. Luckily, the book is clearly labeled as utterly, ridiculously phony." --RealClearScience.com "Think The Daily Show meets Bill Nye and voilà! You've got Fake Science 101 ." -- BusinessInsider " Fake Science has long been a quality source of 'brilliantly false' scientifically-flavored information that no one in their right mind would mistake for fact." --Gawker "To complex scientific phenomena that others approach with rigorous experiments and a steadfast belief in the reliability of the scientific method, he parachutes in with a disregard for data and a love for the absurd. In other words, unlike most of the people mentioned on this blog, Edwards isn't a real scientist. He's a fake scientist." --Smithsonian Surprising Science Blog "Phil Edwards might not know a lot about biology, physics or chemistry, but when it comes to fake science, he's an undisputed leader." --WBEZ - Chicago "The 272-page textbook is similar to other fake textbooks like Jon Stewart's America , and it will help you get an A+ in biology if you went to the evangelical Christian high school I graduated from. The amusing infographics of the Fake Science website are what attracted me to this book." --Uproxx Gamma Squad, "Plenty of fun and games and charts and tongue-in-cheekiness, the book is snazzily packaged in keeping with today's viral needs." -- The Atlantic Wire "A few years back we wrote about a hilarious blog called Fake Science , which deals in intentional pseudo-science. Now, the creator of that blog is unleashing Fake Science 101 , a 272-page textbook for the fake-fact-loving science nerd in all of us. I had a chance to read the book. It's really funny and packed with fantastically colorful and exceptionally fake pictures and diagrams." -- Mental Floss "It has been a big summer for Tumblr books and the most recent, Fake Science 101 , might be the best of the lot." --Forbes.com "Phil Edwards' raucously wrong and ticklingly funny textbook Fake Science 101 ... is filled with boatloads of falsehoods and an array of pseudo-scientific recommendations that would undoubtedly prompt a preponderance of lawsuits should they actually be taken seriously. Luckily, the book is clearly labeled as utterly, ridiculously phony." --RealClearScience.com "Think The Daily Show meets Bill Nye and voilà! You've got Fake Science 101 ." -- BusinessInsider " Fake Science has long been a quality source of 'brilliantly false' scientifically-flavored information that no one in their right mind would mistake for fact." --Gawker "To complex scientific phenomena that others approach with rigorous experiments and a steadfast belief in the reliability of the scientific method, he parachutes in with a disregard for data and a love for the absurd. In other words, unlike most of the people mentioned on this blog, Edwards isn't a real scientist. He's a fake scientist." --Smithsonian Surprising Science Blog
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal502.07
Synopsis"Fake Science 101" is the definitive, less-than-factual reference book for our modern times. Though the scientific community may sneer at its lack of data, experimentation, or actual information, it remains a handy tool to understand the phenomena we encounter every day. A well-informed reader will finish their study session with a crisp delusion of knowledge and head full of plausible sounding facts. Organised like a traditional textbook, "Fake Science 101" covers everything the average person should pretend to know. Delightful visual aids help readers understand the scientific concepts invented in the text. In addition to this subject related material, sidebars help readers embrace the lifestyle of a scientist. From a guide to finding the right lab-coat to a sample experiment that may or may not cause serious radioactive damage, "Fake Science 101" includes everything the aspiring [fake] scientist needs. AUTHOR: Phil Edwards received his Bachelor of the Arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. But don't worry - while his degrees are in English and History, he has plenty of scientific knowledge. In college he took Physics of the Arts and Zoology 101, for which he attended exactly one lecture and received a solid B. SELLING POINTS: * There's no scientific formula for geek appeal - it just happens. And it's happened for Fake Science, which has received props from Mental-Floss, Nerdesque, NPR, io9, and more * It's way more than a collection of fake posters from the Tumblr as Senior Fake Scientist Phil Edwards has created a whole -ology of awesomeness * Photographs & illustrations throughout, From a guide to finding the right lab-coat to a sample experiment that may or may not cause serious radioactive damage, this title includes the information aspiring [fake] scientists need to know., The universe is like a really big world filled with really difficult questions and lots of comets. Fake Science 101 is here to tackle those questions that are too tough to really answer. Like why is the sky blue? Where did the dinosaurs go? And what's with Einstein's hair? If you love Fake Science on the World Wide Web, you will love it even more on paper.* This cutting-edge volume shares the freshest discoveries to date made by the Fake Science lab--and completely ignores the sneers from the scientific community over its lack of research. Fake Science 101 is your go-to textbook for when the facts are just too confusing. *Unless you are a tree.
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