The Stickler's Guide to Science in the Age of Misinformation
The Real Science Behind Hacky Headlines, Crappy Clickbait, and Suspect Sources

From “killing germs” to the nature of energy, Bouchard covers science topics that affect our daily lives and conversations, pointing out the inconsistencies and illogic in many of our uses of science terms. Each chapter is fairly short and very readable but also clear and careful. Bouchard admits to......more

This book takes complicated science topics – and as the title suggests, usually simplified, misconstrued, politicized, or poorly explained – and distills them to core concepts for both those with science backgrounds and those without. The discussions are provided in clear and approachable language s......more

I think it’s probably good at what it’s trying to do but I’m just not interested. I was hoping this would be about how to approach public science claims about climate chaos, vaccines, etc. how to think critically and evaluate what might not be getting said. Instead it’s like internet meme posts about......more

It's a good book for teenagers, but most of the chapters are just a summary of high school science class. Gravity, climate change, diseases, dna,... I gave it 4 stars because I felt the other reviews sometimes were too harsh. For me personal it would be 3 stars, but this book really is a 4-star book......more