ספקנות

הוגים ביקורתיים ומחפשי אמת חושפים מדע מדומה, מפריכים מיתוסים פופולריים ומאתגרים אמונות שלא נבחנו בחקירות פוקחות עיניים אלה של החשיבה האנושית. חמושים בראיות מדעיות ובניתוח לוגי, ספרים אלה מציידים את הקוראים בכלים להבחין בין עובדה לבדיון בעולם הולך ומורכב.

ספקנות תקצירי ספרים

The Demon-Haunted World

מאת Carl Sagan • 1995

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

4.29

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.

מאת Carl Sagan 1995 459 עמודים

4.29

80,000+ דירוגים

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique

Why People Believe Weird Things

מאת 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.

מאת Michael Shermer 1997 384 עמודים

3.86

9,000+ דירוגים

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

מאת Steven Novella • 2018

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

4.39

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.

מאת Steven Novella 2018 512 עמודים

4.39

4,000+ דירוגים

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

Irreligion

מאת John Allen Paulos • 2008

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

3.66

2,000+

💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Irreligion

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

מאת John Allen Paulos 2008 158 עמודים

3.66

2,000+ דירוגים

💭 Arguments For God 🧩 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Don't Believe Everything You Think

מאת 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.

מאת Thomas Kida 2006 286 עמודים

3.82

500+ דירוגים

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

The Believing Brain

מאת 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.

מאת Michael Shermer 2011 400 עמודים

3.93

7,000+ דירוגים

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

מאת Guy P. Harrison • 2011

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

3.61

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.

מאת Guy P. Harrison 2011 458 עמודים

3.61

1,000+ דירוגים

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

Bad Astronomy

מאת 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.

מאת Philip Plait 2002 277 עמודים

4.04

5,000+ דירוגים

The Psychology of Conspiracy Theories

מאת 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.

מאת Jan-Willem Van Prooijen 2018 108 עמודים

3.79

277 דירוגים

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology 👥 Social Identity

Trick or Treatment

מאת 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.

מאת Simon Singh 2008 352 עמודים

4.11

4,000+ דירוגים

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials

Nonsense on Stilts

מאת 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.

מאת Massimo Pigliucci 2008 336 עמודים

3.89

1,000+ דירוגים

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Lectures of Col. Robert Green Ingersoll

מאת 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.

מאת Robert G. Ingersoll 1942 334 עמודים

4.60

119 דירוגים

🕊️ Freethought 📜 Biblical Criticism 🔍 Anti-Clericalism

Answers for Aristotle

מאת 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.

מאת Massimo Pigliucci 2012 320 עמודים

3.76

352 דירוגים

🧠 Moral Psychology 🌿 Naturalistic Ethics 🪤 Cognitive Biases

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

מאת 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.

מאת Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007 398 עמודים

3.58

270 דירוגים

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

Do You Believe in Magic?

מאת 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.

מאת Paul A. Offit 2013 304 עמודים

4.11

3,000+ דירוגים

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

Think

מאת 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.

מאת Guy P. Harrison 2013 240 עמודים

3.36

500+ דירוגים

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases

Voodoo Histories

מאת 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.

מאת David Aaronovitch 2009 358 עמודים

3.54

2,000+ דירוגים

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry

Snake Oil Science

מאת 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.

מאת R. Barker Bausell 2007 324 עמודים

4.01

346 דירוגים

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design

How to Think About Weird Things

מאת 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.

מאת Theodore Schick Jr. 1994 368 עמודים

3.97

500+ דירוגים

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

How We Know What Isn't So

מאת 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.

מאת Thomas Gilovich 1991 216 עמודים

3.95

3,000+ דירוגים

🧠 Cognitive Biases ❤️ Motivated Reasoning 🎲 Randomness Perception

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