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Wynn C.M., Wiggins A.W. — Quantum leaps in the wrong direction
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Íàçâàíèå: Quantum leaps in the wrong directionÀâòîðû: Wynn C.M., Wiggins A.W. Àííîòàöèÿ: In this lightweight little book, Wynn, a professor of chemistry, and Wiggins, a professor of physics, follow up their Five Biggest Ideas in Science with what might be called The Five Biggest Ideas in Pseudoscience: UFOs and aliens, out-of-body experiences, astrology, creationism, and ESP. Into this mix they throw every suspect (usually money-making) pseudoscience they can think of. Their inclusion of graphology might be questioned, since it has long held a higher reputation in Europe than in the U.S., and the matter of Holocaust deniers is better dealt with elsewhere. The chapter on creationism is unlikely to change the opinions of many believers, and an ill-considered section on life after death may cause some readers to set the book aside. Angels fear to tread into discussions of the immortality of the soul, and these authors should have too. Wynn and Wiggins apparently were aiming for a serious discussion leavened with humor, but their approach seems incoherent. Sidney Harris, well known for his work in the New Yorker, has contributed cartoons, but they are rather hit-and-miss and just add to the uneven tone of the book. The authors make some interesting points (Noah's ark, if built to the dimensions given in the Bible, wouldn't have been seaworthy), but it's doubtful that readers who believe in astrology, ESP or UFOs will pick this book up to begin with, let alone be convinced by the authors' arguments. (June 5)Forecast: It won't be long before this title takes a quantum leap into the remainder bins.
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"Phantom limb" phenomenon 75 Abominable Snowman 171 191 Abracadabra 35 191 Action-at-a-distance 162—164 165 Acupuncture 191 Adamski, George 191 Adept 191 193 Aeromancy 191 Agpaoa, Tony 191 Albert, Gretl 157 Alchemy 192 Alectryomancy 192 Aleuromancy 192 Alien abductions 59—63 168—169 Alien life torms, images of 31 67—68 Alnilam 107 Alnitak 107 Alomancy 192 Alpha Centauri 122 Alpha particles 17 18 34 Alpha Project 192 Alphitomancy 192 Alternative medicine, attraction of 175—176 Alternative medicine, crystal healing 179 Alternative medicine, faith healing 32 Alternative medicine, homeopathy 180—181 Alternative medicine, investigation of claims of 188 Alternative medicine, nocebo effect 177 Alternative medicine, placebo effect 176—177 179 202 Alternative medicine, psychic surgery 32 177—179 191 192 204 American Federation of Astrologists 111 Amityville Horror, The 83—84 Ancient astronauts 57—59 192 Andromeda galaxy 122 Angel 192 Anthropomancy 192 Antipseudoscience Web sites 188 Apantomancy 192 Applewhite, Marshall Herff vii viii Apport 192 Archangel 192 Arigo, Jose 192 Aristotle 14—15 24 Arithmancy 192 Armageddon 193 Arnold, Kenneth 50 Ascended master 193 Astraglomancy 193 Astral body 90 193 Astral plane 193 Astral projection 89—91 193 Astrology and human traits 110—111 Astrology, appeal of 31 115—116 Astrology, ascendant influence 109 110 Astrology, Babylonian 106 Astrology, code of ethics 111 Astrology, defined 193 Astrology, economics of 116 Astrology, experiment flaws 117—118 Astrology, historical roots 106—107 169 Astrology, horoscopes/natal charts 107 108 110 117 162 Astrology, house 109—110 Astrology, hypothesis flaws 111—113 169 Astrology, Islamic 106 Astrology, manual 111 Astrology, Moon sign 108 110 Astrology, observation flaws 111 Astrology, planetary influences 108—109 110 Astrology, prediction flaws 117 Astrology, principle 105—106 Astrology, recycling flaws 118 Astrology, source of celestial effects 113—116 Astrology, statement from scientists 119 Astrology, Sun signs 107—110 112 Atlantis 193 Atomic models of matter, Aristotle’s concept 14—15 Atomic models of matter, Dalton’s 15—16 Atomic models of matter, Democritus’s ideas 14—15 Atomic models of matter, evolution of 13—20 Atomic models of matter, experimental evidence 14—15 Atomic models of matter, indefinite subdivision 14 Atomic models of matter, internal structure 16—17 Atomic models of matter, outline 20 Atomic models of matter, quantum mechanical model 19 20 24—25 Atomic models of matter, Rutherford’s 17—19 29 121 Atomic models of matter, Thomson’s 16—18 29 34 Atomic models of matter, ultimate structure 14 Atomic nucleus 18 34 Augury 193 Aura 193 Austromancy 193 Automatic writing 193 Aviation physiology 51—54 Axiomancy 193 Babylonian astrology 106 Babylonian flood story 132 Bacon, Francis 167 balance 146 151 Banshee 193 Barnett, Grady L. 50 Barnum effect 117 Barnum, P.T. 117 182 Becquerel, Antoine Henri 22 Beelzebub 193 Beliefs and perception 6 23—24 38 Beliefs in pseudoscience 31—32 Beliefs, perseverence of ix x 54 111—112 Belomancy 193 Bermuda Triangle 194 Bernard, Claude 121 Bernstein, Morey 89 Bezoar 194 Bibliomancy 194 Big bang theory 123 125 127 138 Bigfoot 170—171 181 194 Bilocation 194 Biorhythms 194 Birth date and fortune telling 98 106 112 117 Black Art principle 194 Black magic 194 Blavatsky, Helena Petrovna 194 Blindfold vision 194 Blondlot, Rene 21—22 Blue Book 194 Bok, Bart 119 Brachiopods 125 Brain neurochemistry 73—76 Brower, Doug 184 Bryan, William Jennings 141 Buddhism 73 88 Bumpology 194 Bunyip 194 Butler Act 141 142 Bux, Kuda 194 Capnomancy 195 Cardiac arrest 74—75 Cardiff Giant 181—182 Carr, Jerry 55 Cartomancy 195 Catoptromancy 195 Causimomancy 195 Cayce, Edgar 195 Celebrity endorsements 6 Cenozoic era 133 Cephalomancy 195 Chakra 195 Channelers/rhanneling 73 84—86 195 Character analysis and traits 98—99 106 Charm 195 Charpentier 22 Chirognomy 195 Chiromancy 94 195 Chorley, David 184 Clairaudience 195 Clairvoyance 154 155 158 160—162 195 Cleromancy 195 Clever Hans 196 Clidomancy 196 Clifford, W.K. 187 coin tossing 94 102 Cold reading 196 Color perception 148 comets vii 133 Committee for the Scientific, Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal 188 Compass trick 196 Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur 81—82 196 Confidence man 196 Congenial conclusion 68 Conjuring 196 Conspiracy theories 41 56 Continental drift 34 Cottingley fairies 81—82 196 Coven 196 Creationism see "Theory of evolution" Creationism, "scientific" quick 128—140 169 Creationism, "worldwide flood" claim 129 133 Creationism, Big Bang theory and 123 127 Creationism, gradual 128—129 Creationism, interconnectedness of scientific theories and 127 Creationism, plate tectonics theory and 125—126 127 Creationism, quick 127—129 Creationism, theory of evolution and 33 123—125 127 133—142 Critomancy 196 Cromniomancy 196 Crop circles 184 196 Cryptomnesia 86 196 Crystal healing 179 Crystal-ball gazing 94 99 196 Cyclomancy 196 Dactylomancy 196 Dalton, John 15—16 Daphnomancy 196 Darrow, Clarence 141 Darwin, Charles 34—35 120 142 Dawson, Charles 183 de Wohl, Louis 161 Democritus 14—15 24 121 Demon 88 197 Demonology 197 Demonomancy 197 Dendromancy 197 Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) 35 113 140 Devil 197 Devil’s mark 197 Dinosaurs 133—135 Divination see "Astrology" Divination, belief system and 93 Divination, defined 197 Divination, entrail reading 93—94 Divination, graphology 98—99 Divination, I Ching 102—103 Divination, numerology 97—98 Divination, Ouija boards 100—102 160 202 203 Divination, palmistry 94—96 Divination, scrying 99—100 Divination, Tarot cards 104—105 Dixon, Jeane 197 Dogma vs. science 41 78 111—112 118 140 Doppelganger 197 Dowsing 39 158—160 197 201 Drake equation 66—67 Drake, Frank 65 66 Drugs and out-of-body experiences 74—75 77 Duke University 154—157 Dunninger, Joseph 197 E rays 197 Earth, age of 127 Earth, axis of rotation 112 Earth, plate tectonics model 11 34 125—126 127 138 Easter Island statues 57 58—59 Ecstatic trances 88 Ectoplasm 197 Edwards, Michael 163—164 192 Egyptian pyramids 57 59 Einstein, Albert 25—26 49 64 138 Electromagnetic, force 38 113 114 Electromagnetic, radiation 146 148 Electromagnetic, signal 162 Electromagnetic, spectrum 151 152 Electrons 16 19 Endorphins 74 Entrails, reading of 93—94 Epilepsy 87 Evil eye 197 Evolution see "Creationism" "Theory Exorcism 88 197 Experimental evidence and scientific reasoning ix 14—15 24—26 Experimental evidence of atomic models 14—15 Experimental evidence of evolution of species 138 Experimental evidence, pseudoscientific approach 40—41 43 45 Extrasensory perception (ESP) 32 152 153—158 165 170 197 Extraterrestrial life, alien abductions 59—63 168—169 Extraterrestrial life, ancient astronauts 57—59 192 Extraterrestrial life, congenial conclusion 68 Extraterrestrial life, conspiracy theories 41 56 Extraterrestrial life, Drake equation 66—67 Extraterrestrial life, Easter Island statues and 58—59 Extraterrestrial life, Egyptian pyramids and 59 Extraterrestrial life, Heaven’s Gate cult vii—ix Extraterrestrial life, images of alien life forms 67—68 Extraterrestrial life, probability of existence 67 Extraterrestrial life, Roswell incident 50—51 56—57 67 Extraterrestrial life, SETI project 65—66 Eyewitness reports of spirits 82—84 Fairies 81—82 196 197 Faith, science and 78 140—141 Fakir 197 Familiar 197 Feng shui 197 Firewalking 174—176 198 Flood, worldwide 128 129—133 Flying Saucer 198 see Fool’s gold 167—168 Forces, physical 38 113—114 Forer effect 117 Fortune telling 198 see "Divination" Fox sisters 198 Ganzfeld experiment 198 Garlic 198 Gauquelin, Michel 117 Geller, Uri 38 157 163 198 Geloscopy 198 Genethlialogy 198 Geomancy 198 Gettings, Fred 82 Ghosts 198 see Ghoul 198 Gibson, Ed 55 Gilgamesh Epic 132 Glen Rose, Texas, fossil footprints 133 135 GOLEM 198 Graphoanalysis 98 Graphology 98—99 198 Gravitational force 38 113—114 163 Griffiths, Frances 81 Grof, Stanislav 79 Gyromancy 198 Hailstorms 34 Hale — Bopp comet vii Hand of glory 199
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