• Introduction
• Table of Contents

Part 1 - Experimentation

• The Scientific Method
• Experimental Control
• Blind Testing
• Fair Sampling
• WEIRD Populations/Unrepresentative Sampling
• Surveys and Loaded Questions
• Replication/Reproducibility

Part 2 - Statistics

• False Causality
• Statistical Insignificance
• Cherry Picking Data

Part 3 - Results

• Scientific Proof
• Inferencing
• Confirmation Bias
• Overgeneralization of Results
• Scientific Consensus
• Reductionism
• Plagiarism and Data Manipulation

Part 4 - Publishing

• Publication Bias
• Standards of Scientific Publishing
• Science Journalism - Sensationalized Headlines
• Retraction

Part 5 - Broader Issues

• Politics of Prestige
• Motives for Scientific Studies
• Political Motivations for Funding
• Expert Opinion/Appeal to Authority
• Religion and Science
• Cultural Cognition
• Epistemology

• About the Authors