Skeptoid
Author | : Brian Dunning |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008-01-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 1434821668 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781434821669 |
Rating | : 4/5 (669 Downloads) |
Download or read book Skeptoid written by Brian Dunning and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2008-01-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As its name suggests, Skeptoid is a collection of skeptical factoids - short pro-science essays debunking a broad variety of phenomena in pop culture with pseudoscientific or paranormal foundations. The foreword is by James "The Amazing" Randi, probably the world's best known debunker of psychics and paranormal frauds. Skeptoid's chapters are adapted from the first 50 episodes of the popular critical thinking podcast of the same name. Just about every popular pseudoscience is represented here: Everything from paranormal phenomena such as haunted houses, Bigfoot, and ghost lights to quack health trends like organic food, chiropractic, and wheatgrass juice.