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Mysteries and Science: Exploring Aliens, Ghosts, Monsters, the end of the world and other weird things More Detail
Mysteries and Science: Exploring Aliens, Ghosts, Monsters, the end of the world and other weird things By Robert Carroll
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Mysteries and Science is for kids 9 and up. It takes a look at weird things from abracadabra to zombies. What does science have to say about things like astrology, Bigfoot, dowsing, ESP, ghosts, and... More > monsters? These and other similar topics are covered here, including predictions of the end of the world, palm reading, and vampires. In all, Science and Mysteries takes you on a journey through fifty chapters. Some chapters deal with weird things, some deal with how scientists think and what kinds of tools they use to investigate things. We may not always agree with scientists, but they make us think. And thinking is always a good thing.< Less
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Unnatural Acts: Critical Thinking, Skepticism, and Science Exposed! By Robert Carroll
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Unnatural Acts is for people who want to improve their thinking, become more accurate in their beliefs and more reasonable in their actions, and who are tired of being fooled by others. The book is... More > about natural and unnatural thinking, and how the way we think affects everything we do. Natural thinking is instinctive, intuitive, quick and dirty. It works pretty well most of the time, but it can get us into trouble. We can deceive ourselves into believing what’s not true or even what goes against our own self-interest, if we’re not careful. And manipulators who understand natural thinking can use that understanding to hoodwink us into believing what isn’t true or doing what they want us to do. You can reduce the chances of being duped by learning how to think in unnatural ways.< Less

About Robert Todd Carroll

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I was a full-time teacher in the philosophy department at Sacramento City College from 1977 until my retirement in 2007.

I started The Skeptic's Dictionary website (www.skepdic.com) in 1994. It has grown from a few dozen to over 700 entries.

"The Skeptic's Dictionary" was published in August 2003 by John Wiley & Sons.

My textbook "Becoming a Critical Thinker" was published by Pearson in 2000. A second edition was published in 2005.

"Unnatural Acts: Critical Thinking, Skepticism, and Science Exposed!" is an introduction to critical thinking aimed at a general audience.

"Mysteries and Science: Exploring Aliens, Ghosts, Monsters, the End of the World and Other Weird Things" grew out of a project called "A Skeptic's Dictionary for Kids."

I'm currently working on a book on biases, illusions, and fallacies...and how to overcome them.