Science and Pseudooscience at the bookstore.

[cleanhippie]

And there lies the problem...

[NMMNG]

1. Even worse is when people can't tell the difference

:-(

[Orrex]

2. LOL

IMO that image actually exaggerates the ratio to make the science section seem larger. Lots of bookstores relegate "science" to a shelf or two in the vast pseudoscience section.

Of course, they don't actually call it pseudoscience...

[eppur_se_muova]

3. Our local B&N devotes more shelves to Religious Fiction than to Science ...

and an even bigger section to Religion. New Age is at least as big as Science.

[laconicsax]

4. Not shown are the pseudoscience books mixed in with the science books. n/t

[Speck Tater]

5. Even some real fans of science can't tell the difference sometimes. nt

[Confusious]

7. I usually look for keywords

psuedo science likes to use the same ones to make themselves sound important.

Either that, or they use words that shouldn't go together like, as an example, 'cellular relativity' no such thing.

[Speck Tater]

8. Or they use Quantum Mechanics as an "explanation" of ghosts or telepathy. nt

[progressoid]

6. That's funny,

and sad.

k/r

[Odin2005]

9. That's definitely true at my local Barnes and Noble.