Reason: Book I
Published on 31. May 2016
152 pages
978-1-4566-2682-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book is based on the first two years of The Dr. Bo Show, where Bo takes a critical thinking-, reason-, and science-based approach to issues that matter with the goal of educating and entertaining. Every chapter in the book explores a different aspect of reason by using a real-world issue or example.
Part one is about how science works even when the public thinks it doesn't. Part two will certainly ruffle some feathers by offering a reason- and science-based perspective on issues where political correctness has gone awry. Part three provides some data-driven advice for your health and well-being. Part four looks at human behavior and how we can better navigate our social worlds. In part five we put on our skeptical goggles and critically examine a few commonly-held beliefs. In the final section, we look at a few ways how we all can make the world a better place.
Part one is about how science works even when the public thinks it doesn't. Part two will certainly ruffle some feathers by offering a reason- and science-based perspective on issues where political correctness has gone awry. Part three provides some data-driven advice for your health and well-being. Part four looks at human behavior and how we can better navigate our social worlds. In part five we put on our skeptical goggles and critically examine a few commonly-held beliefs. In the final section, we look at a few ways how we all can make the world a better place.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Preface
- PART I: Science Works.
- How Important Is Scientific Literacy?
- Don't Blame Science for Bad Doctors
- The Problem with Relying on Your Own "Common Sense" and Ignoring Scientific Consensus
- Doubting Science Because of Unknown Possible Long-Term Effects
- A Guide for Trusting Sources of Science, for the Non-Scientist
- Why Trust Scientists?
- Why Trust Science When It Keeps Changing Its Mind?
- Money and Science: Just How Skeptical Should One Be?
- PART II: Rationally and Scientifically Correct
- Should Women Stick To Their Gender Roles?
- To Blame or Not To Blame: A Look at Victim Blaming
- Increasing Your Well-Being Through Emotional Responses
- Baby, I Was Born This Way... or Not.
- #BlackLivesMatter and Racism Today in America
- Has America Lost Its Sense of Humor?
- Is "Sex Addiction" a Myth?
- Dismissing Whitey: The Voice of the Non-Marginalized in a World Full of Marginalized Groups
- Encouraging Obese People to Get In Better Shape... or Not.
- Part III: Here's To Your Health and Well-Being
- How to Stop Self-Licensing from Ruining Your Health and Fitness Goals
- Willpower, Smillpower. A Better Alternative.
- Seven Reasons Why We Find Fad Diets Irresistible
- Part IV: Human Behavior and Navigating Our Social World
- Jumping On Grenades: Attempting to Explain Determined Behavior
- Are Genes Linked to Psychopathy?
- How To Avoid Being Seen as "Creepy"
- How To Tell If Someone Likes You (or Not)
- The Secret To Success
- Part V: A Healthy Dose of Skepticism
- Dead Men Don't Tell Tales: Understanding the Survivorship Bias
- Woo or Communication from Beyond?
- Don't Be Manipulated by Loaded Language
- Personal Religious Experiences: Real or Imagined?
- If Zombies Eat Brains, Do They Eat Minds, Too?
- Do Atheists Fear Hell?
- Do You Believe in Karma? Should You?
- The Science Behind "Group Levitation"
- The Psychology Behind the Anti-Vaccine Movement
- The Placebo Effect Explained
- Part VI: Doing Your Part To Make The World a Better Place
- What You Can Do About Political Polarization
- How You Can Help Solve the Problem of Mass Shootings
- How You Can Show More Appreciation
- Footnotes
