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Skeptic's Dictionary: Piltdown Hoax

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Was the Piltdown Hoax proof that science is "bunk" or was it just a temporary detour demonstrating the fallibility and human quality of scientific knowledge? These pages explores why so many scientists appeared to be duped by the Piltdown incident.

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critical thinking, fraud, logic
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)