Ebook {Epub PDF} The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense by Michael Shermer

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PUBLISHERS WEEKLY . Superstring theory is one of the latest inhabitants of what Shermer (Why People Believe Weird Things,etc.), editor of Skeptic magazine, calls the "borderlands" of science: that is, ideas that fall somewhere between established, likely explanations for reality (or some small part thereof) and pseudoscientific claims (e.g., remote viewing or alien abduction). The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense. By: Shermer, Michael. Price: $ Quantity: 1 available. Michael Shermer has emerged as the nation's number one scourge of superstition and bad science. Now, in The Borderlands of Science, he takes us to the place where real science (such as the big bang theory), borderland science. Shermer is a world renowned skeptic, as well as a social scientist and a historian of science. Shermer is the editor Skeptic Magazine, with several well-received books on science, and the history of science to his credit. He brings all of his skills to bear in The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense. In this intriguing book, he.

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