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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner
Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, more. "A very able and even-tempered presentation." — The New Yorker.
Table of Contents for Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
| 1. In the Name of Science | | 2. Flat and Hollow | | 3. Monsters of Doom | | 4. The Forteans | | 5. Flying Saucers | | 6. Zig-Zag-and-Swirl | | 7. Down with Einstein! | | 8. Sir Isaac Babson | | 9. Dowsing Rods and Doodlebugs | | 10. Under the Microscope | | 11. Geology versus Genesis | | 12. Lysenkoism | | 13. Apologists for Hate | | 14. Atlantis and Lemuria | | 15. The Great Pyramid | | 16. Medical Cults | | 17. Medical Quacks | | 18. Food Faddists | | 19. Throw Away Your Glasses! | | 20. Eccentric Sexual Theories | | 21. Orgonomy | | 22. Dianetics | | 23. "General Semantics, Etc." | | 24. From Bumps to Handwriting | | 25. ESP and PK | | 26. Bridey Murphy and Other Matters | | Appendix and Notes | | Index of Names |
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