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Pseudoscience

Pseudoscience

Last updated: March 04, 2024

    The best books on Pseudoscience, recommended by Stephen Law

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    The best books on Pseudoscience - God’s Perfect Child by Caroline Fraser

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    God’s Perfect Child
    by Caroline Fraser
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    The best books on Pseudoscience - UFOs: The Public Deceived by Philip J. Klass

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    UFOs: The Public Deceived
    by Philip J. Klass
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    The best books on Pseudoscience - Trick or Treatment by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst

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    Trick or Treatment
    by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst
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    The best books on Pseudoscience - Intellectual Impostures by Jean Bricmont and Alan Sokal

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    Intellectual Impostures
    by Jean Bricmont and Alan Sokal
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    The best books on Pseudoscience - How to Think About Weird Things by Theordore Schick and Lewis Vaughn

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    How to Think About Weird Things
    by Theordore Schick and Lewis Vaughn

    • Human beings have a tendency to get sucked into dodgy belief systems, often never to escape, argues the philosopher. From UFOs to homeopathic medicine, Stephen Law chooses the best books on 'pseudoscience.'

  • The best books on Pseudoscience - God’s Perfect Child by Caroline Fraser
  • The best books on Pseudoscience - UFOs: The Public Deceived by Philip J. Klass
  • The best books on Pseudoscience - Trick or Treatment by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst
  • The best books on Pseudoscience - Intellectual Impostures by Jean Bricmont and Alan Sokal
  • The best books on Pseudoscience - How to Think About Weird Things by Theordore Schick and Lewis Vaughn

The best books on Pseudoscience, recommended by Stephen Law

Human beings have a tendency to get sucked into dodgy belief systems, often never to escape, argues the philosopher. From UFOs to homeopathic medicine, Stephen Law chooses the best books on ‘pseudoscience.’

The best books on Pseudoscience, recommended by Stephen Law

    The best books on Being Sceptical, recommended by James Randi

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    The best books on Being Sceptical - The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan

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    The Demon-Haunted World
    by Carl Sagan
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    The best books on Being Sceptical - The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins

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    The Blind Watchmaker
    by Richard Dawkins
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    The best books on Being Sceptical - In Darwin’s Shadow by Michael Shermer

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    In Darwin’s Shadow
    by Michael Shermer
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    The best books on Being Sceptical - In Joy Still Felt by Isaac Asimov

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    In Joy Still Felt
    by Isaac Asimov
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    The best books on Being Sceptical - The Coming of the Fairies by Arthur Conan Doyle

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    The Coming of the Fairies
    by Arthur Conan Doyle

    • Former magician and internationally renowned debunker of paranormal claims James Randi sharpens his knives against proponents of flim-flam, pseudoscience and the so-called paranormal – and tells us where the creator of Sherlock Holmes went badly wrong. He selects the best books on scepticism for Five Books.

  • The best books on Being Sceptical - The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
  • The best books on Being Sceptical - The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins
  • The best books on Being Sceptical - In Darwin’s Shadow by Michael Shermer
  • The best books on Being Sceptical - In Joy Still Felt by Isaac Asimov
  • The best books on Being Sceptical - The Coming of the Fairies by Arthur Conan Doyle

The best books on Being Sceptical, recommended by James Randi

Former magician and internationally renowned debunker of paranormal claims James Randi sharpens his knives against proponents of flim-flam, pseudoscience and the so-called paranormal – and tells us where the creator of Sherlock Holmes went badly wrong. He selects the best books on scepticism for Five Books.

The best books on Being Sceptical, recommended by James Randi

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