"In these essays, many of which originally appeared in The Skeptical Inquirer, Scientific American, and the Los Angeles Times, Gardner spans the realms of science and mathematics, literature, philosophy, religion, and mysticism. He examines influential scientific concepts, such …
Excerpt Why People Believe Weird Things : Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time by Shermer, Michael; Gould, Stephen Jay (Foreword by) Terms of Use PART 1 SCIENCE AND SKEPTICISM Science is founded on the conviction that experience, effort, and reason are v…
The co-founder of "Skeptic" magazine explains why people are so willing to believe in mind reading, alien abductions, ghosts, and other manifestations of pseudoscience, and discusses how such wrong thinking can lead to very real danger.
"I our modern age, why do many people still believe in mind reading, alien abductions, and ghost? Why do the proponents of intelligent design and Holocaust deniers find so many followers? With a no-holds-barred assault on popular superstitions and prejudices, Michael Shermer, th…
The co-founder of "Skeptic" magazine explains why people are so willing to believe in mind reading, alien abductions, ghosts, and other manifestations of pseudoscience, and discusses how such wrong thinking can lead to very real danger.