Introduction: science versus pseudoscience and the "demarcation problem"
Hard science, soft science
Debates on science: the rise of think tanks and the decline of public intellectuals
Science and politics: the case of global warming
Science in the courtroom: the case against intelligent design
From superstition to natural philosophy
From natural philosophy to modern science
The science wars I: do we trust science too much?
The science wars II: do we trust science too little?
Conclusion so, what is science after all?