The Skeptic Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience [2 volumes]

A thorough, objective, and balanced analysis of the most prominent controversies made in the name of science-from the effectiveness of proposed medical treatments to the reality of supernatural claims. * Includes over 100 entries about pseudoscientific subjects like the Bermuda Triangle, handwriting analysis, and the health hazards of electromagnetic fields and cell phones * Presents 35 case studies and investigations from The Skeptic magazine about topics ranging from police psychics and recovered memory therapy to Atlantis and witchcraft * Includes classic primary documents such as Whatever Happened to N-Rays?, Edward Condon’s Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, and Benjamin Franklin’s report on animal magnetism * Includes over 60 contributors including scholars, psychologists, trial attorneys, and others