Failures of Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism

Anti-scientific misinformation is rampant in both the US and Europe. One aspect of this issue is the use of poor mathematical arguments to promote pseudo-sciences like creationism and intelligent design. This book refutes those arguments and explains key concepts in both biology and mathematics for lay and professional readers alike.

List of contents

1. Scientists and their hecklers; 2. Evolution basics; 3. The parallel tracks of mathematical reasoning; 4. The legacy of the Wistar Conference; 5. Probability theory; 6. Information and combinatorial search; 7. Thermodynamics; 8. Epilogue.

About the author

Jason Rosenhouse is a professor of mathematics at James Madison University. He is the author or editor of eight previous books, including Among the Creationists: Dispatches from the Anti-Evolutionist Front Line (Oxford University Press, 2012).

Summary

Anti-scientific misinformation is rampant in both the US and Europe. One aspect of this issue is the use of poor mathematical arguments to promote pseudo-sciences like creationism and intelligent design. This book refutes those arguments and explains key concepts in both biology and mathematics for lay and professional readers alike.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Rosenhouse, Jason (James Madison University Rosenhouse, Rosenhouse Jason
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781108820448
• ISBN: 978-1-108-82044-8
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Genetics, genetic engineering; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Evolution, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, Philosophy of Science, Mathematical modelling, Religion and science, Religion & science, Conservatism & right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies, Right-of-centre democratic ideologies and movements