| Description |
xiii, 469 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Book I. Skeptical inquiries into the paranormal -- Psi phenomena and belief -- Is parapsychology a science? / Paul Kurtz -- Science, intuition, and ESP / Gary Bauslaugh -- Believing in ESP : effects of dehoaxing / Scot Morris -- Superstitions : old and new / William Sims Bainbridge and Rodney Stark -- Einstein and ESP / Martin Gardner -- Belief in ESP among psychologists / Vernon R. Padgett, Victor A. Benassi, Barry F. Singer -- Do fairies exist? / Robert Sheaffer -- Tricks of the psychic trade -- Cold reading : how to convince strangers that you know all about them / Ray Hyman -- Sleight of tongue / Ronald A. Schwartz -- Cold reading revisited / James Randi -- Geller-type phenomena -- The nonpsychic powers of Uri Geller / David Marks and Richard Kammann -- New evidence in the Uri Geller matter Examination of the claims of Suzie Cottrell / James Randi -- A test of 'psychic' photography / Christopher Scott and Michael Hutchinson -- The extraordinary mental bending of Professor Taylor / Martin Gardner -- Downfall of a would-be psychic / Donald H. McBurney and Jack K. Greenberg -- Stories of life and death -- Psychology and near-death experiences / James E. Alcock -- The case of the Amityville Horror / Robert L. Morris -- Betty through the looking-glass / Ernest H. Taves -- Rhythms of life -- Biorhythms : evaluating a pseudoscience / William Sims Bainbridge -- Biorhythm theory : a critical review / Terence M. Hines -- Book II. Inquiries into fringe-science -- Exploring science's fringes / Asimov's corollary / Isaac Asimov -- Astrology -- A statistical test of sun-sign astrology / John D. McGervey -- An empirical test of popular astrology / Ralph W. Bastedo -- The moon and the maternity ward / George O. Abell and Bennett Greenspan -- Results of U.S. test of the 'Mars effect" / Paul Kurtz, Marvin Zelen, George Abell -- Land and sea -- Critical reading, careful writing, and the Bermuda Triangle / Larry Kusche -- Cattle mutilations : an episode of collective delusion / James R. Stewart -- A controlled test of dowsing abilities / James Randi -- Extraterrestrial visitors -- Von Daniken's Chariots : a primer in the art of cooked science / John T. Omohundro -- Von Daniken's Golden Gods / Ronald D. Story -- Chariots of the gullible / William Sims Bainbridge -- Investigating the Sirius mystery / Ian Ridpath -- Cult archaeology and biology -- Anthropology beyond the fringe / John R. Cole -- Psychic archaeology : the anatomy of irrationalist prehistoric studies / Kenneth L. Feder -- Science and evolution in the public eye / Laurie R. Godfrey -- Planetary pinballs -- Scientists and Velikovsky / George O. Abell -- The Velikovsky Affair Part I. Ideas in collision / James Oberg Part II. Passions and purposes / Henry H. Bauer Part III. The distortions continue / Kendrick Frazier -- Tunguska echoes / James Oberg -- UFOs by any other name -- NASA, the White House, and UFOs / Philip J. Klass-- Astronaut UFO sightings / James Oberg -- UFOs, the CIA and the New York Times / Philip J. Klass -- A controlled UFO hoax : some lessons / David I. Simpson -- The Persian Gulf UFO : fiery end to drama / James Oberg -- The semantics of UFOs / Anthony Standen |
| Notes |
Essays originally published in the Skeptical inquirer |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Occultism.
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Parapsychology -- Research.
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Parapsychology.
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Unidentified flying objects.
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| Author |
Frazier, Kendrick.
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| LC no. |
80084403 |
| ISBN |
0879751487 (paperback) |
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