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Let's Make Some Gold!

Science's Biggest Mistakes about Geology and Ecology

Christine Zuchora-WalskeSeries: Science Gets It Wrong
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Duration
34m
Year
2017
Language
English

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Is planet Earth flat? Is California an island? Can you mix other metals to make gold? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were nonsense. Discover science's biggest mistakes and oddest assumptions about geology and ecology, and see how scientific thought changed over time.

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"Concise narratives work well with photos and graphic images to convey the history of scientific thought while reminding readers that with advancements in science and technology, today's facts could just as easily be proven inaccurate in the future."
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