Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The Skeptic encyclopedia of pseudoscience / edited by Michael Shermer. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. THE SKEPTIC ENCYCLOPEDIA of PSEUDOSCIENCE Michael Shermer, Editor Pat Linse, Contributing EditorĬopyright © 2002 by Michael Shermer Michael Shermer, Skeptics Society, Skeptic magazine, P.O. The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects. What Ever Happened to N-Rays?: Robert Wood’s 1904 N-Ray Letter. Mesmerism: “Report of the Commissioners Charged by the King to Examine Animal Magnetism, Printed on the King’s Order Number 4 in Paris from the Royal Printing House”. The Speech Which Was Never Delivered.”.ĭavid Hume’s “Of Miracles”: An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, 1758. Bryan’s Address to the Jury in the Scopes’ Case. The Science Wars: Deconstructing Science Is Pseudoscience.Ĭreationism: “Mr. The Science Wars: Deconstructing Science Is Good Science. Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory Syndrome: A Psychiatrist’s Perspective as a Test Case.Ĥ Science and Pseudoscience-for and Against.Įvolutionary Psychology as Good Science.Įvolutionary Psychology as Pseudoscience. Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory Syndrome: A Patient’s Perspective as a Test Case. Recovered Memory Therapy and False Memory Syndrome: A Father’s Perspective as a Test Case. Pseudoarchaeology: Precolumbian Discoverers of America as a Test Case. Pseudoarchaeology: Native American Myths as a Test Case. Police Psychics: Noreen Renier as a Case Study. Holistic Medicine: The Case of Caroline Myss. The Alien Archetype: The Origin of the “Grays”.Īnastasia: A Case Study in the Myth of the Miraculous Survival.Īncient Astronauts: Zecharia Sitchin as a Case Study. Witchcraft and the Origins of Science.ģ Case Studies in Pseudoscience from Skeptic Magazine. Velikovsky: Cultures in Collision on the Fringes of Science. Skepticism and Credulity: Finding the Balance between Type I and Type II Errors. Scientific Medicine.Ĭhristian Science as Pseudoscience.ĭo Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence?. Subliminal Perception and Advertising.Ģ Investigations from Skeptic Magazine.Īlternative Medicine v. Pseudoscience and Science: A Primer in Critical Thinking.
Piltdown Man (Hoax): Famous Fossil Forgery. The Mars Face: Extraterrestrial Archaeology. Idemotor Effect (the "Ouija Board" Effect).
Colorful Pebbles and Darwin’s Dictum: An Introduction.ġ Important Pseudoscientific Concepts.Īnomalous Psychological Experiences.Īnthroposophy and Anthroposophical Medicine.Įlectromagnetic Fields and Cell Phones.įairies, Elves, Pixies, and Gnomes.
0 kommentar(er)
