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When skepticism collides with human experience. The societal implications of scientific skepticism.

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The Fact of Evolution – Cameron M. Smith

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1-61614-441-8 It is the fact of denial that has provoked Smith to add yet another species to the teeming ecology of books...

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Understanding Beliefs – Nils J. Nilsson

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

MIT Press ISBN 10: 0262526433 This slim book is part of MIT's Essential Knowledge series. The term "knowledge", however, seems to pose some difficulties for the...

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The Myth of an Afterlife: The Case Against Life After Death – Michael Martin and Keith Augustine

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

Rowman & Littlefield ISBN: 9780810886773 This is a substantial compendium of papers - running to some 650 pages - examining the distinctly insubstantial thesis that we...

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‘Pataphysics: A Useless Guide – Andrew Hugill

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

MIT Press ISBN: 9780262527569 When a hopeful hypothesis bites the dust, when yet another self-contradiction is dragged into the light of logical analysis, when another friend...

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Are Dolphins Really Smart? The mammal behind the myth – Justin Gregg

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

Skeptics' interest in marine biology may often not extend much beyond imaginary sea monsters, but dolphins are of course iconic beings for New Wage enthusiasts.

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Philosophy Bites – David Edmonds & Nigel Warburton

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

OUP, ISBN 10: 0199576327 Although the number of angels that can stand on the head of a pin may not yet have been verified, we...

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What Makes Your Brain Happy: And Why You Should Do the Opposite – David DiSalvo

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1-61614-483-8 Swimming against the toxic tide of baseless "self-help" books, DiSalvo offers us a "science-help" book, and a very generous offering it...

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How To Become A Really Good Pain in the Ass: A Critical Thinker’s Guide to Asking the Right Questions – Christopher W. DiCarlo

Paul Taylor - 9th July 2018

Prometheus Books, ISBN 978-1-61614-397-8 Given the morass of tree-wasting texts in the figmentalist section of any bookshop, an addition to the skeptical counter-attack is welcome...

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