The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
- The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
Infobox_Book
name = The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
author = Michael Shermer (Editor)
publisher = ABC-CLIO
release_date = November 14, 2002
media_type = Hardcover
pages = 903
isbn = ISBN 1-576-07653-9
preceded_by =
followed_by = Denying History
"The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience" is a collection of articles that discuss the Skeptics Society's scientific findings of investigations into popular pseudoscientific and supernatural claims. The editor, Michael Shermer, Director of the Skeptics Society, pulled together articles originally published in Skeptic magazine with some new work to create this two-volume encyclopedia. It was published by ABC-CLIO in 2002.
References
*Shermer, Michael, ed. "The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience". Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2002. ISBN 1-576-07653-9.
*Review of "The Skeptic encyclopedia of pseudoscience", 2v. "Scitech Book News." Portland: Mar 2003.Vol.27, Iss. 1; pg. n/a
ee also
*Scientific skepticism
*Robert Todd Carroll's "Skeptic's Dictionary"
*An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
External links
* [http://www.michaelshermer.com/pseudoscience-encyclopedia/ The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience] from MichaelShermer.com
* [http://www.abc-clio.com/products/overview.aspx?productid=108860 The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience] from ABC-CLIO
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