“I hope to… provide insights into the interpretation of "evidence" and the application of the "scientific method" so that you… will be more attuned to what scientists are saying, and why they may be saying it, and realize that the problems and issues that they are addressing are matters we can all think about critically.”

— Jeffrey H. Schwartz

What the Bones Tell Us (1997)

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