Surprise Castle
/Books/History/Thematic Histories/Science
Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them

Pseudoscience: An Amusing History of Crackpot Ideas and Why We Love Them - Hardcover

by Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen
$17.99
$25.00
-28%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Lydia Kang, Nate PedersenPublish date:02/18/25Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Workman PublishingISBN-13:9781523524259ISBN-10:1523524251UPC:9781523524259Book Category:Science, History, HumorBook Subcategory:Reference, TopicBook Topic:HistorySize:8.26 x 6.14 x 1.04 inchesWeight:1.4815Product ID:SC5C27GRHW
From the authors of Quackery, a visual and narrative history of popular ideas, phenomena, and widely held beliefs disproven by science.

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Workman PublishingISBN-13:9781523524259ISBN-10:1523524251UPC:9781523524259Book Category:Science, History, HumorBook Subcategory:Reference, TopicBook Topic:HistorySize:8.26 x 6.14 x 1.04 inchesWeight:1.4815Product ID:SC5C27GRHW
Lydia Kang, MD, is a practicing internal medicine physician and author of young adult fiction and adult fiction. Her YA novels include Control, Catalyst, and the upcoming The November Girl. Her adult fiction debut is entitled A Beautiful Poison. Her nonfiction has been published in JAMA, the Annals of Internal Medicine, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

This author is represented by the Hachette Speakers Bureau.
Nate Pedersen is a librarian, historian, and freelance journalist with over 400 publications in print and online, including in the Guardian, the Believer, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Art of Manliness.
Publisher: Workman Publishing

Contributor(s)

Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

Author

Lydia Kang, Nate Pedersen

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All