{"title":"Stuart Firestein","description":"\u003cp\u003eStuart Firestein explores the vibrant process of scientific discovery, inviting readers to embrace uncertainty and question established knowledge. His work challenges the notion of science as a collection of facts, instead revealing it as a dynamic journey filled with surprises and possibilities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a thoughtful and engaging style, Firestein encourages curiosity and deeper thinking about how we understand the world around us. His books are ideal for readers interested in the philosophy and practice of science beyond its conventional boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"it-could-be-otherwise-by-stuart-firestein-9781541606739","title":"It Could Be Otherwise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA profound argument for science that embraces uncertainty and promotes possibility, creativity, and the belief that we can shape, if not determine, our future\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe search for certainty is embedded deep in the mythos of science. Science is expected to provide definitive answers based on immutable and universal laws. It seeks to answer the question: If we do this, what must necessarily follow?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eIt Could Be Otherwise\u003c\/i\u003e, however, biologist Stuart Firestein rejects this idea; science isn't about discerning what must be, but what is possible. The classic view of science, Firestein argues, reduces the world to bland predictability and us to mere automatons. Firestein's vision is its opposite: modern discoveries of deep uncertainty, even unknowability, in evolution, complexity, and physics show that our actions are not strictly governed—and that science is an agent of our freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn our contemporary age, suspicion of science and its certainties is deep. \u003ci\u003eIt Could Be Otherwise\u003c\/i\u003e argues that science isn't about deciphering what the universe has already determined—instead, science offers possibilities. It invites us not to be prisoners of destiny, but helmsmen of our own fates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48234924572908,"sku":"9781541606739","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781541606739-it-could-be-otherwise-1.jpg?v=1787811812"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/stuart-firestein.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}