Dewdney, A. K

Describes a variety of mathematical and scientific problems and theorems that either can't be solved or cannot be proven and discusses the implications this has on the pursuit of scientific knowledge.

Tells what went wrong with eight of the twentieth-century's most publicized scientific studies, including SETI (the search for exterrestrial intelligence), the Biosphere 2, cold fusion, and the theory of intelligence quotient.

Explains how the results of mathematical calculations are often manipulated in such fields as advertising, politics, finance, health care, and the media.