
Why Statues Weep
The Best of the "Skeptic"
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2017
Book
Hardback
220 pages
978-1-138-16157-3 (ISBN)
Description
First Published in 2016. Why do statues weep? Did Nostradamus really predict 9/11? Is it true that we only use 10% of our brain power? Does quantum theory explain the mystery of consciousness? For 21 years, questions like these have been posed, and answered, in the pages of The Skeptic magazine, Britain's foremost and longest-running sceptical magazine, dedicated to the examination of science, scepticism, psychology, secularism, critical thinking, and claims of the paranormal - in short, the pursuit of truth through reason and evidence. This collection brings together the best articles from the magazine's archive in one myth-busting volume. It covers a wide range of topics such as psychic fraudsters, claims of psychic healing and alien abduction, near-death experiences, false memories, and much more. Contributors include Susan Blackmore, Richard Wiseman, John Diamond, Edzard Ernst, plus interviews with Paul Daniels and Stephen Fry. With a foreword by Simon Hoggart, this collection will simultaneously provide you with food for thought and keep you entertained.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
453 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-16157-3 (9781138161573)
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Persons
WENDY G. GROSSMAN is a freelance writer, founder and twice editor of The Skeptic. PROFESSOR CHRISTOPHER C. FRENCH is head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Editor in Chief of The Skeptic.
Content
Chapter 1 There Must Be Something in It; Chapter 2 Favourite popular myths; Chapter 3 What ever Happened to ...?; Chapter 4 Beyond a Joke; Chapter 5 Faking it; Chapter 6 Science and anti-science; Chapter 7 Skeptics speak; Chapter 8 State of the art; Chapter 9 Do you believe in miracles?;