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Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time
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Few can talk with more personal authority about the range of human beliefs than Michael Shermer. At various times in the past, Shermer has believed in fundamentalist Christianity, alien abductions, Ayn Rand, megavitamin therapy, and deep-tissue massage. Now he believes in skepticism, and his motto is "Cognite tute--think for yourself." This up... »
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The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way
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My daughter is using this book in her 6th grade science class. She complained that it was very confusing and difficult to follow. I began reading the book and absolutley agree! The author weaves and rambles through several different paths before arriving at her point. Along the way there are several side bars, barely related facts, and discussions ... »
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Finding Darwin's God: A Scientist's Search for Common Ground Between God and Evolution (P.S.)
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I think that this book by Professor Miller is persuasively written and does a good job of disentangling the biological theory of evolution from philosophical viewpoints. The first part of the book defends Darwinian evolution against various versions of Creationism (YEC, ID, etc.), while the remainder deals with reconciling evolution with a traditional ... »
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
If the first 270 pages of this book had been published separately, they would have made up a lively, insightful, beautifully written history of theoretica... »
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The Cartoon Guide to Physics
It's been said that before physics students can fly with Feynman they need to walk with Halliday and Resnick. Those of us who are still toddling along, h... »
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Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
The seemingly impossible Zen task--writing a book about nothing--has a loophole: people have been chatting, learning, and even fighting about nothing for ... »
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