Science-like Nonsense

To define our worldview and make informed decisions that affect our lives, we need to form our attitude towards the statements of experts and the results of scientific research, among other things. "Scientists lie and hide everything" or "scientists have proven it, so it must be true"? Between these two extremes lies a vast field of ambiguity, and Stuart Ritchie's book helps us navigate it and find our position. By providing mind-blowing examples, Ritchie describes systemic issues in the public presentation of scientific works and the structure of scientific activity itself, allowing us to critically rethink everything we've read, watched, and listened to about science so far. However, he does not take away our hopes for progress—instead, we learn a lot about what is being done and what else can be done to build trust in the work of scientists on more reliable and sustainable foundations.