Bad Medicine: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Distance Healing to Vitamin O (Wiley Bad Science Series)

This title offers lively, clear explanations of the most widely held astronomy myths and misperceptions, from why the sky is blue to the reasons we have seasons. It steers clear of the false astronomy that has been glamorized in the media, movies, and even in school.

Featuring close to 400 definitions, arguments, and essays on topics ranging from acupuncture to zombies, this book offers information on various things. It covers such categories as alternative medicine; cryptozoology; extraterrestrials and UFOs; frauds and hoaxes; junk science; logic and perception; New Age energy; and the psychic.

Taking the reader on a journey through a country in the grips of a fevered religious radicalism, this title demonstrates how the growing influence of dominionism - the doctrine that Christians have the right to rule non-believers - is threatening the foundations of democracy.

At his death from cancer, journalist John Diamond had completed six chapters of an uncomplimentary look at the world of complementary medicine . Written with total candour and his usual wit, they appear here together with a selection of emails, press articles, and excerpts from his final notebook.

This title provides a selection of essays from one of Britain's leading science writers.

This work provides a lively critique of New Age beliefs and scientific fraud. Topics debunked include paranormal events, Freud's theory of dreams, shamanism and UFOs.

Presents an examination of the social, economic, and political forces that elicit or support flawed or fake science and sustain it in the face of overwhelming contrary evidence. This book includes pseudoscience, or irrational beliefs dressed up in scientific garb, the misuse of science to deliberately mislead, and pathological science.

Those opposed to the teaching of evolution often make well-rehearsed claims about the science that sound convincing. This resource is useful for addressing over 400 of the most prevalent claims made by creationists. Each claim is followed by a scientifically valid rebuttal, and includes print and on-line resources for further information.