Facts are also just opinions

How we scientifically distinguish between truth and perception

- Why (almost) every scientific fact is a matter of opinion
- Bestselling author Jens Foell is the all-rounder among German science communicators
- For readers of Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim, Daniel Kahnemann and Hans Rosling
- Buying impulse: "I want to know how to distinguish fact from fiction and avoid errors in reasoning."

What is fact, what is fiction?

 

A fact is a scientifically verifiable fact, whereas an opinion is the result of personal convictions and views. But what role do subjective interpretations play in science? And when does an individual opinion become a scientific consensus? In his new book, neuroscientist and bestselling author Jens Foell explores the tension between fact and fiction in the natural sciences: he follows the course of scientific knowledge in psychology, physics, chemistry and medicine from observation to hypothesis formation and communication. Using numerous examples, he shows why facts in science are often more like opinions - and why there are irrefutable facts. A book that helps to avoid errors in reasoning and is just right in times of heated debate.

 

"There's nothing positive I wouldn't say about Dr Jens Foell." Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim

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  • Publisher: Droemer HC
  • Release: 01.10.2024
  • ISBN: 978-3-426-29390-4
  • 224 Pages
  • Author: Jens Foell
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Jens Foell

Dr. Jens Foell ist promovierter Neuropsychologe und hat als Hirnforscher in Deutschland und den USA gearbeitet. Neben der Forschung gilt seine Leidenschaft der Wissenschaftskommunikation. Seit 2020 ist er Teil des Teams von Dr. Mai Thi Nguyen-Kim und taucht regelmäßig bei MAITHINK X ( ZDFneo ) auf, für seine Arbeit dort wurde er 2026 mit dem Grimme-Preis ausgezeichnet. Sein 2023 bei Droemer erschienenes Buch  Foellig nerdiges Wissen stand mehrere Wochen auf der Bestsellerliste, 2024 erschien auch bei Droemer Fakten sind auch nur Meinungen . Gemeinsam mit Christian Scharun ist er Host des Podcasts  Nerds at Work.