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| 100 | 1 | _aWynn, Charles M. | |
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_aQuantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction : _bWhere Real Science Ends... and Pseudoscience Begins. |
| 250 | _a2nd ed. | ||
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_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, Incorporated, _c2016. |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2016. | |
| 300 | _a1 online resource (209 pages) | ||
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| 505 | 0 | _aCover -- Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface to the Second Edition -- About the Authors -- Prologue -- 1. The Road to Reality: Scientific Method -- 2. Scientific Reasoning in Action -- 3. The Road to Reality versus the Road to Illusion -- 4. UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Life Hypothesis -- 5. Out-of-Body Experiences and Entities -- 6. The Astrology Hypothesis -- 7. The Creationism Hypothesis -- 8. Normal Sensory Perception, Extrasensory Perception, and Psychokinesis -- 9. Alternatives to Medicine -- 10. Reflections on the Scientific Approach to Reality -- Epilogue -- Glossary -- Additional Reading -- Websites -- Educational Modules -- Index. | |
| 520 | _a"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 the reader can ascertain what lies in the realm of real science and what more properly deserves the tag of pseudoscience. | ||
| 588 | _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources. | ||
| 590 | _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries. | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aPseudoscience--Popular works. | |
| 655 | 4 | _aElectronic books. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aWiggins, Arthur W. | |
| 700 | 1 | _aHarris, Sidney. | |
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_iPrint version: _aWynn, Charles M. _tQuantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction _dOxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated,c2016 _z9780190620295 |
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