Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time

Author: Shermer, Michael

Title: Why people believe weird things: pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time

Published: New York: W.H. Freeman, 1997

Description: xii, 306 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Bibliography: p. 279-293

Subject(s):

• Science -- Miscellanea
• Belief and doubt
• Parapsychology and science
• Skepticism
• Creative ability in science

Review(s):

• DEUTCHMAN, IVA ELLEN. "Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time." Journal of Intercultural Studies 19.2 (Oct 1998): 234
• Marshall, John C. "Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of our Time." Nature 389.n6646 (Sept 4, 1997): 29

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