Lincoln D. Understanding the Misconceptions of Science

Chantilly: The Teaching Company, 2019. — 280 p.Evolution. Relativity. The Big Bang. These and other scientific ideas have come to define our understanding of the modern world and how it works. But here’s a secret: What you learned about them in school isn’t necessarily the whole truth.Professor Biography
Course ScopeLecturesWhat the World Gets Wrong about Science
Franklin’s Kite and Other Electrifying Myths
The Ideal Gas Law (It’s Not Ideal)
From the Ground Up: How Flying Works
From the Sky Down: How Falling Works
Myths of Orbital Motion
Quiz 1
What’s Inside Atoms?
The Truth Is In Here: The Science of Aliens
Misconceptions about Evolution
Nutrition’s All About You—and Your Gut Biome
Humans Are Not Peas: Myths about Genetics
Getting Smarter about Intelligence
Quiz 2
Exposing the Truth about Radiation
How Does Carbon-14 Dating Work?
How Statistics Can Lie to You
Does Thermodynamics Disprove Evolution?
How Relativity Is Misunderstood
E = mc 2 and Other Relativity Myths
Quiz 3
Why Do Black Holes Get Such a Bad Rap?
What Banged, and Was It Big?
Can You Go Faster Than Light?
Untangling How Quantum Mechanics Works
Untangling What Quantum Mechanics Means
Is There a Theory of Everything?
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