by Michael Shermer · ALBA · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484284222
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In 'Why We Believe in Strange Things', Michael Shermer explores the reasons behind the widespread acceptance of pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions in today's society. He analyzes how the strangest ideas often adopt a scientific appearance to gain credibility, examining cases such as alien abductions, telepathic powers, and denials of the Holocaust. Shermer dismantles these creeds and methods by applying scientific thinking, offering a critical and revealing perspective on irrational thinking.
Michael Brant Shermer is an American science writer, historian of science, executive director of The Skeptics Society, and founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, a publication focused on investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The author of over a dozen books, Shermer is known for engaging in debates on pseudoscience and religion in which he emphasizes scientific skepticism.
