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The Demon-Haunted World

od Carl Sagan • 1995

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

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80 000+

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique

The Demon-Haunted World

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

od Carl Sagan 1995 459 stran

4.29

80 000+ hodnocení

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique

Why People Believe Weird Things

od Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

9 000+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Why People Believe Weird Things

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

od Michael Shermer 1997 384 stran

3.86

9 000+ hodnocení

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

od Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

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4 000+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

od Steven Novella 2018 512 stran

4.39

4 000+ hodnocení

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

Irreligion

od John Allen Paulos • 2008

A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.

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💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Irreligion

A mathematician audits the classic proofs for God and finds them full of logical holes.

od John Allen Paulos 2008 158 stran

3.66

2 000+ hodnocení

💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Don't Believe Everything You Think

od Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

500+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

Don't Believe Everything You Think

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

od Thomas Kida 2006 286 stran

3.82

500+ hodnocení

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

The Believing Brain

od Michael Shermer • 2011

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

3.93

7 000+

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Believing Brain

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

od Michael Shermer 2011 400 stran

3.93

7 000+ hodnocení

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

od Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

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1 000+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

od Guy P. Harrison 2011 458 stran

3.61

1 000+ hodnocení

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

Bad Astronomy

od Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

4.04

5 000+

Bad Astronomy

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

od Philip Plait 2002 277 stran

4.04

5 000+ hodnocení

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

od Jan-Willem Van Prooijen • 2018

Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.

3.79

277

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology 👥 Social Identity

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

Big events need big causes. That single bias makes our minds vulnerable to conspiracy theories.

od Jan-Willem Van Prooijen 2018 108 stran

3.79

277 hodnocení

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology 👥 Social Identity

Trick or Treatment

od Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

4 000+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials

Trick or Treatment

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

od Simon Singh 2008 352 stran

4.11

4 000+ hodnocení

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials

Nonsense on Stilts

od Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1 000+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Nonsense on Stilts

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

od Massimo Pigliucci 2008 336 stran

3.89

1 000+ hodnocení

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll

od Robert G. Ingersoll • 1942

Bible's God commands atrocities; its devil shows more mercy. Ingersoll's case for reason over faith.

4.60

119

🕊️ Freethought 📜 Biblical Criticism 🔍 Anti-Clericalism

Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll

Bible's God commands atrocities; its devil shows more mercy. Ingersoll's case for reason over faith.

od Robert G. Ingersoll 1942 334 stran

4.60

119 hodnocení

🕊️ Freethought 📜 Biblical Criticism 🔍 Anti-Clericalism

Answers for Aristotle

od Massimo Pigliucci • 2012

Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.

3.76

352

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌿 Naturalistic Ethics 🪤 Cognitive Biases

Answers for Aristotle

Science gives facts, philosophy gives values. Bridge them, and the good life stops being guesswork.

od Massimo Pigliucci 2012 320 stran

3.76

352 hodnocení

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌿 Naturalistic Ethics 🪤 Cognitive Biases

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

od Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

od Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007 398 stran

3.58

270 hodnocení

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

Do You Believe in Magic?

od Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3 000+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Do You Believe in Magic?

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

od Paul A. Offit 2013 304 stran

4.11

3 000+ hodnocení

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Think

od Guy P. Harrison • 2013

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

3.36

500+

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases

Think

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

od Guy P. Harrison 2013 240 stran

3.36

500+ hodnocení

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases

Voodoo Histories

od David Aaronovitch • 2009

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

3.54

2 000+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry

Voodoo Histories

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

od David Aaronovitch 2009 358 stran

3.54

2 000+ hodnocení

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry

Snake Oil Science

od R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design

Snake Oil Science

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

od R. Barker Bausell 2007 324 stran

4.01

346 hodnocení

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design

How to Think About Weird Things

od Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

500+

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

How to Think About Weird Things

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

od Theodore Schick Jr. 1994 368 stran

3.97

500+ hodnocení

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

How We Know What Isn't So

od Thomas Gilovich • 1991

The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.

3.95

3 000+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ❤️ Motivated Reasoning 🎲 Randomness Perception

How We Know What Isn't So

The mind finds pattern in noise, then argues for it with absolute conviction.

od Thomas Gilovich 1991 216 stran

3.95

3 000+ hodnocení

🧠 Cognitive Biases ❤️ Motivated Reasoning 🎲 Randomness Perception

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