Pseudoscience
An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them
by Lydia Kang; Nate Pedersen
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Pub Date Feb 18 2025 | Archive Date Feb 26 2025
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Description
From the easily disproved to the wildly speculative, to straight-up hucksterism, Pseudoscience is a romp through much more than bad science—it’s a light-hearted look into why we insist on believing in things such as Big Foot, astrology, and the existence of aliens. Did you know, for example, that you can tell a person’s future by touching their butt? Rumpology. It’s a thing, but not really. Or that Stanley Kubrick made a fake moon landing film for the US government? Except he didn’t. Or that spontaneous human combustion is real? It ain’t, but it can be explained scientifically.
Pseudoscience is a wild mix of history, pop culture, and good old fashioned science–that not just entertains, but sheds a little light on why we all love to believe in things we know aren't true.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781523524259 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 320 |
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