Acknowledgments

Introduction: A Six Pack of Problems

1   Weird Beliefs and Pseudoscientific Thinking

2   A Gremlin on My Shoulder

3   Thinking Like a Scientist

4   The Role of Chance and Coincidence

5   Seeing Things That Aren't There

6   Seeing Associations That Aren't There

7   Predicting the Unpredictable

8   Seeking to Confirm

9   How We Simplify

10   Framing and Other Decision Snags

11   Faulty Memories

12   The Influence of Others

Epilogue: Some Final Thoughts

Notes

Index