Unreason - Best of Skeptical Inquirer

Unreason will arm readers with scientific knowledge to curb the misinformation and misconceptions that increasingly threaten our civil discourse. Even further, these essays present a way for us to be better citizens, equipped to deal with the winds of misinformation and disinformation swirling about us and better able to look ahead to a world where science and reason-indeed just good old common sense-can prevail.

About the author

Kendrick Frazier is a veteran science journalist and the longtime editor of the Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason. A former Editor of Science News, he is author or editor of ten books, including the anthology Science Under Siege: Defending Science, Exposing Pseudoscience. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Geophysical Union. He is a recipient of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's "In Praise of Reason" Award.
Benjamin Radford is an American writer, investigator, and skeptic. He has authored, coauthored or contributed to over twenty books and written over a thousand articles and columns on a wide variety of topics including urban legends, unexplained mysteries, the paranormal, critical thinking, mass hysteria, and media literacy. His book, Mysterious New Mexico: Miracles, Magic, and Monsters in the Land of Enchantment, was published in the summer of 2014 and is a scientific investigation of famous legends and folklore in the state of New Mexico. In 2016 Radford published Bad Clowns, a 2017 IPPY bronze award winner, and he is regarded as an expert on the bad clowns phenomenon.

Product details

• Authors: Kendrick Frazier, Kendrick Radford Frazier, Kendrick/ Radford Frazier, Benjamin Radford
• Assisted by: Kendrick Frazier (Editor), Frazier Kendrick (Editor), Benjamin Radford (Editor), Radford Benjamin (Editor)
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781633889743
• ISBN: 978-1-63388-974-3
• No. of pages: 410
• Series: Unreason
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Science: general issues, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, SCIENCE / Research & Methodology, Philosophy of Science, Impact of science & technology on society, Philosophy: logic, Scientific research, Research methods: general