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In this work synthesizing thirty years of research, psychologist, historian of science, and the worlds bestknown skeptic michael shermer upends the traditional thinking about how humans form. How science and reason lead humanity toward truth, justice, and freedom new york. Michael shermer is the founding publisher of skeptic magazine, the director of the skeptics society, a monthly columnist for scientific american, the host of the skeptics lecture series at caltech, and the cohost and producer of the hour fox family television series, exploring the unknown 1999. He explains what they are, and how they get us into trouble. Michael shermer is the author of the believing brain, why people believe weird things, the science of good and evil, the mind of the market, why darwin matters, science friction, how we believe and other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. In this age of supposed scientific enlightenment, many people still believe in mind reading, pastlife regression theory, new age hokum, and alien abduction. These simple math secrets and tricks will forever change how you look at the world of numbers. Michael shermer says the human tendency to believe strange things from alien abductions to dowsing rods boils down to two of the brains most basic, hardwired survival skills. Michael shermer born september 8, 1954 is a science writer, founder of the skeptics society, and editor of its magazine skeptic, which is largely devoted to investigating pseudoscientific and supernatural claims quotes.
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