Someone Is Wrong on the Internet! Scientific Research on Controversial Issues

Vaccines can cause autism, serious diseases can be treated with homeopathy, HIV inevitably leads to death, GMOs are dangerous to eat—but is that really so? Knowing the correct answer is important for everyone, because our life and health depend on it.

In her new audiobook, science journalist Asya Kazantseva explains that in order to determine whether a particular claim is reliable, it is not necessary to be a narrow specialist. The main thing is to learn how to analyze publicly available information. And then, if “someone is wrong on the Internet,” you will definitely notice it.

Asya Kazantseva’s first audiobook, “Who Would Have Thought It? How the Brain Makes Us Do Stupid Things,” was highly praised by scientists and ordinary listeners alike—it has remained a bestseller for several years. In 2014, the book was awarded the Enlightener Prize. In everything Asya does, whether popular science lectures, articles, or books, her rare ability to speak accessibly and engagingly about complex things is evident, without oversimplifying or betraying the scientific approach.