Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
By: William J. Broad
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Examines instances of scientific fraud in research areas ranging from astronomy and physics to biol…
Want to ReadIf you liked the history plot in Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science by William J. Broad , here is a list of 9 books like this:
1. The Twelve Caesars
By: Robert Graves , Michael Grant , Suetonius
4.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
As private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, Suetonius gained access to the imperial archives and u… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Robert Graves's The Twelve Caesars book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
2. American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
By: Kai Bird , Martin J. Sherwin
4.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
"American Prometheus is the first full-scale biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, "father of the ato… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Kai Bird's American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
- science
3. The God Delusion
By: Richard Dawkins
3.90
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
A preeminent scientist - and the world's most prominent atheist - asserts the irrationality of beli… read more
Want to Read $ 12.49Similar categories in Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
"Pantheism is sexed-up atheism. Deism is watered-down theism."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"نؤمن بنظريةالتطور لان الادلة تدعمها وسنرفضها بين ليلة وضحاها عندما تظهر ادلة تنفيها"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"لا تلقن اطفالك بل علمهم طريقة التفكير المستقلة وكيفية التاكد من الادلة وكيف يمكنهم مخالفتك فى الرأي"-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
"As J. B. S. Haldane said when asked what evidence might contradict evolution, 'Fossil rabbits in the Precambrian."-Richard Dawkins, The God Delusion
4. The Art of Racing in the Rain
By: Garth Stein
3.99
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: a philosopher with a nearly human soul (and an obsessio… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Garth Stein's The Art of Racing in the Rain book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
5. Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions
By: Brian Christian , Tom Griffiths
3.95
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A fascinating exploration of how insights from computer algorithms can be applied to our everyday l… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Brian Christian's Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
6. Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
By: None , Keith Gessen
4.11
Format: None pages, Paperback
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award On April 2… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in None's Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
7. The Abolition of Man
By: C.S. Lewis
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
Alternative cover for ISBN: 978-0060652944 The Abolition of Man, Lewis uses his graceful prose, del… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in C.S. Lewis's The Abolition of Man book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
8. What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2)
By: Randall Munroe
4.37
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times–bestselling author of What If? and How To provides his best answers yet to th… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Randall Munroe's What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (What If?, #2) book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
- physics
- science
9. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir
By: Werner Herzog
4.25
Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition
Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more
Want to Read $ 13.99Similar categories in Werner Herzog's Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
10. Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
By: Sathnam Sanghera
4.10
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
In his brilliantly illuminating new book Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consi… read more
Want to Read $ 6.99Similar categories in Sathnam Sanghera's Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
"It is puerile to reduce imperial history to a matter of 'good' and 'bad'; trying to weigh up the positive and negative in this way is like defending the morality of kicking a random old man in the sh…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
"After the First World War, the man in charge of recruitment at the Colonial Office was Major Ralph Dolignon Furse, a decorated war hero, a keen rugby and cricket player and, crucially, holder of a po…"-Sathnam Sanghera, Empireland: How Imperialism has Shaped Modern Britain
11. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
By: Richard P. Feynman
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific mi… read more
Want to Read $ 8.61Similar categories in Richard P. Feynman's "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
- physics
- science
"I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!"-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
12. Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America
By: Will Sommer
4.09
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
The definitive book on QAnon from the reporter knows them best; Will Sommer explains what it is, ho… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Will Sommer's Trust the Plan: The Rise of QAnon and the Conspiracy That Unhinged America book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
13. Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment
By: Daniel Kahneman
3.66
Format: 454 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of Thinking, Fast and Slow and the co-author of Nudge, a groundbreaking… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Daniel Kahneman's Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- psychology
- science
14. Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
By: Douglas Rushkoff
3.86
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The tech elite have a plan to survive the apocalypse: they want to leave us all behind. Five mys… read more
Want to Read $ 12.85Similar categories in Douglas Rushkoff's Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- science
"Their extreme wealth and privilege served only to make them obsessed with insulating themselves from the very real and present danger of climate change, rising sea levels, mass migration, global pand…"-Douglas Rushkoff, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires
15. Science Fictions
By: Stuart Ritchie
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A major exposé that reveals the absurd and shocking problems that pervade and undermine contemporar… read more
Want to Read $ 11.99Similar categories in Stuart Ritchie's Science Fictions book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
- psychology
- science
"Another example of educational hype is in some ways the second coming of the growth mindset concept: ‘grit’. This is the idea, promoted by the psychologist Angela Duckworth , that the ability to stic…"-Stuart Ritchie, Science Fictions
16. The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science
By: Michael Strevens
3.74
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
• Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of … read more
Want to Read $ 9.99Similar categories in Michael Strevens's The Knowledge Machine: How Irrationality Created Modern Science book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- history
- psychology
- science
17. Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
By: William J. Broad
3.81
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Examines instances of scientific fraud in research areas ranging from astronomy and physics to biol… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- academia
- history
- psychology
- nonfiction
- physics
- science
18. The Rhetoric of Science
By: Alan G. Gross
3.83
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
Alan Gross applies the principles of rhetoric to the interpretation of classical and contemporary s… read more
Want to ReadSimilar categories in Alan G. Gross's The Rhetoric of Science book and William J. Broad's Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in the Halls of Science
- nonfiction
- science
