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Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends...and Pseudoscience Begins by Charles M. Wynn, Arthur W. Wiggins, Sidney Harris is a science book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends...and Pseudoscience Begins about?

"Get the straight, scientific story on things like astrology, ghosts, spontaneous human combustion, psychic surgery, and ESP. You hear about these fantastic happenings every day on television and in the supermarket tabloids. Is any of this true or are they making it all up? While many people tune in just for laughs, plenty of readers believe their outrageous claims - often because they simply don't have a clear notion of what science really is. So how do you figure out what constitutes real science and what is nonsense? 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 you can tell what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. This second edition of Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction will include a brand new chapter on alternative medicine, up-to-date links for reliable skeptical websites, organizations and meetings, and a fully updated additional reading section" -- From the publisher

Who reads Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends...and Pseudoscience Begins?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Charles M. Wynn, Arthur W. Wiggins, Sidney Harris
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780190620295
Category
science
Subjects
Science, Philosophy, History
Rating
3.7 / 5 (16 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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