Headlines and television news reports feature accounts of
reincarnation, the predictions of astrologers, and psychic
"miracles." Citizens report UFO sightings. Police departments call
on psychics to provide clues in baffling crimes. From every
available information source, the public is bombarded with
unsubstantiated claims of paranormal phenomena. How much of the
evidence is reliable? What is the truth behind these claims?
Paranormal Borderlands of Science is an exciting, well-informed
examination of the most publicized and exotic claims of astrology,
ESP, psychokinesis, precognition, UFOs, biorhythms, and other
phenomena. Written by respected psychologists, astronomers and
other scientists, philosophers, investigative journalists, and
magicians, the 47 articles in this superb collection present a
skeptical treatment of pseudoscientific claims - an aspect often
sorely neglected in sensationalized media reports. This book is an
effort to help readers sort fact from fiction and sense from
nonsense among the astonishing variety of assertions labeled
"paranormal." Never before published in book form, the essays in
this anthology originally appeared in the Skeptical Inquirer, a
leading magazine devoted to the critical investigation of
pseudoscience from a scientific viewpoint. Among the contributors
are: Isaac Asimov (distinguished science fiction author), Martin
Gardner (Scientific American columnist), James Randi (The Amazing
Randi), Philip Klass (noted UFO skeptic), Scot Morris (Omni), and
James Oberg (NASA). An essential contribution to skeptical
literature, this book will be of lasting value to all those wishing
to balance the case for paranormal claims by reading the dissenting
critics.
General
| Imprint: |
Prometheus Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Paranormal Borderlands of Science |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| Editors: |
Kendrick Frazier
|
| Dimensions: |
223 x 154 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
484 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-63388-962-0 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-63388-962-9 |
| Barcode: |
9781633889620 |
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