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Zusatztext I believe that the inspired title illustrates [Dr. Wynnâs] talent very well. Even the inspired title conveys the sense in which the subject will be handled, and encourages the reader to look not only between the covers, but between the lines as well. I cannot imagine that anyone who has picked up that volume can resist looking further into the subjects discussed. And that is the one major purpose of education, to stimulate the student into looking further than the teacher had. Just as the late Carl Sagan went beyond his special field of astronomy to educate the public, Dr. Wynn reaches out past chemistry and brings our attention to the basic problems of understanding the universe and dealing with it. Informationen zum Autor Charles M. Wynn, Sr., received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Michigan. He is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University. Arthur W. Wiggins graduated from the University of Notre Dame and then attended the University of Michigan, where he received an M.S. in physics. He is currently a Professor of Physics at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills, MI. Sidney Harris is "America's premier science cartoonist" (Issac Asimov). He attended Brooklyn College and the Art Students League of New York. He has published more than 600 cartoons in "American Scientist" and his cartoons have appeared in "The New Yorker." Klappentext "Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience¿UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP¿ and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. Zusammenfassung "Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience--UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP-- and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the Second Edition Prologue 1. The Road to Reality: Scientific Method 2. Scientific Reasoning in Action 3. The Road to Reality Versus the Road to Illusion 4. UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Life Hypothesis 5. Out-of-Body Experiences and Entities 6. The Astrology Hypothesis 7. The Creationism Hypothesis 8. Normal Sensory Perception, Extrasensory Perception, and Psychokinesis 9. Alternatives to Medicine 10. Reflections on the Scientific Approach to Reality Epilogue Glossary Additional Reading Websites Educational Modules Index ...
Summary
"Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction" carefully deconstructs five examples of pseudoscience--UFOs, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP-- and gives easy recipes to test other dubious notions so that the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience.
