Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time

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Pp. 306, “This work presents a down-to-earth and sometimes funny survey of a range of contemporary irrationalisms, and explains their empirical and logical flaws. It tackles a variety of topics including creationism, Holocaust denial, race and IQ, cults and alien abductions, and the author looks at the research behind the claims and discredits the pseudoscience involved.”

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ISBN 716733870
Published Date 1998
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No Dj (As Published)
Binding Softcover
Size 8vo Larger
Place of Publication New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Pp. 306, “This work presents a down-to-earth and sometimes funny survey of a range of contemporary irrationalisms, and explains their empirical and logical flaws. It tackles a variety of topics including creationism, Holocaust denial, race and IQ, cults and alien abductions, and the author looks at the research behind the claims and discredits the pseudoscience involved.”

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Weight 0.85 kg