. . . . . . . "Michael Shermer, a champion of science and history and director of the Skeptics Society, explores the very human reasons why we find other-worldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing." . "Why people believe weird things pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time" . . . . . "Why people believe weird things pseudoscience, superstition, and other confusions of our time"@en . "Michael Shermer, a champion of science and history and director of the Skeptics Society, explores the very human reasons why we find other-worldly phenomena, conspiracy theories, and cults so appealing."@en . . . . "The author, publisher of Skeptic magazine, identifies twenty-five fallacies that lead people to believe weird things. Discusses his views on pseudoscience and superstition, including creationism, Holocaust denial, alien encounters, and the paranormal." . "Miscellanea" . "Miscellanea"@en . . . . . . .