Michael Shermer

Skeptic (eBook, ePUB)

Viewing the World with a Rational Eye

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Collected essays from the New York Times -bestselling author's celebrated columns in Scientific American .

For fifteen years, bestselling author Michael Shermer has written a column in Scientific American magazine that synthesizes scientific concepts and theory for a general audience. His trademark combination of deep scientific understanding and entertaining writing style has thrilled his huge and devoted audience for years.

Now, in Skeptic, seventy-five of these columns have been collected together for the first time; a welcome addition for his fans and a stimulating introduction for new readers.

"Dense with facts, convincing arguments, and curious statistics, this is an ingenious collection of light entertainment for readers who believe that explaining stuff is a good idea." ¿ Kirkus Reviews

"Shermer makes a strong case for the value of the scientific endeavor and the power of rational thinking in 75 brief essays. . . . Each entry is insightful, informative, and entertaining." ¿ Publishers Weekly

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Henry Holt and Co.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781627791397
• Artikelnr.: 43359990

Autorenporträt

Michael Shermer is the author of The Moral Arc, Why People Believe Weird Things, The Believing Brain, and eight other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of Skeptic magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for Scientific American, and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. He lives in Southern California.