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Skeptic : viewing the world with a rational eye / Michael Shermer.

Shermer, Michael, (author.).

Summary:

"For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years. Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns are available together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers,"--Amazon.com.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781627791380
  • ISBN: 1627791388
  • Physical Description: xiv, 283 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Science -- Skepticism -- Pseudoscience and Quackery -- The Paranormal and the Supernatural -- Aliens and UFOs -- Borderlands Science and Alternative Medicine -- Psychology and the Brain -- Human Nature -- Evolution and Creationism -- Science, Religion, Miracles, and God.
Subject:
Science > Philosophy.
Skepticism.

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  • 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)

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Summary: "For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years. Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns are available together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers,"--Amazon.com.