Pseudoscience and the Paranormal by Hines, Terence -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Copyright Page Dedication PREFACE CHAPTER 1 - THE NATURE OF PSEUDOSCIENCE

THE PARANORMAL SCIENTIFIC MISTAKES: N RAYS, POLYWATER,AND COLD FUSION CONSPIRACY THEORIES WHY STUDY PSEUDOSCIENTIFIC CLAIMS?

CHAPTER 2 - PSYCHICS AND PSYCHIC PHENOMENA

SPIRITUALISM PSYCHIC READINGS PSYCHIC PREDICTIONS PSYCHIC CRIME DETECTION TED SERIOS’S THOUGHT PICTURES PROPHETIC DREAMS AND HUNCHES DEMONIC POSSESSION AND NEUROPATHOLOGY

CHAPTER 3 - LIFE AFTER DEATH

GHOSTS AND POLTERGEISTS NEAR-DEATH AND OUT-OF-BODY EXPERIENCES REINCARNATION

CHAPTER 4 - LABORATORY PARAPSYCHOLOGY

THE NATURE OF THE EVIDENCE EARLY RESEARCH:J. B. RHINE AND S.C. SOAL THE URI GELLER EPISODE REMOTE VIEWING GANZFELD STUDIES RANDOM EVENTS AND REACTION TIME STUDIES PSI THEORY AND BELIEF

CHAPTER 5 - PSEUDOPSYCHOLOGY

FREUDIAN THEORY CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS NEUROBIOLOGY AND MENTAL DISORDERS THE FUTURE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS THE PSYCHOLOGY OF JUNG HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY

CHAPTER 6 - ASTROLOGY THE LUNAR EFFECT, AND BIORHYTHM

ASTROLOGY AND ASTRONOMY TESTING ASTROLOGICAL PREDICTIONS MOON MADNESS BIORHYTHM THEORY

CHAPTER 7 - UFOS I: CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND

THE CONSTRUCTIVE NATURE OF HUMAN PERCEPTION CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE FIRST KIND

CHAPTER 8 - UFOS II: PHOTOGRAPHS, Physical EVIDENCE, AND ADDUCTIONS

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE THE TUNGUSKA EVENT CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND AND ALIEN ABDUCTIONS THE END OF THE WORLD AND THE HOLLOW EARTH THE GREAT UFO COVER-UP THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA

CHAPTER 9 - ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS, COSMIC COLLISIONS, AND THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE

ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS PYRAMID POWER VON DANIKEN IN PERU THE CASE OF THE DOGON THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE IMMANUEL VELIKOVSKY AND COSMIC COLLISIONS

CHAPTER 10 - FAITH HEALING

THE NATURE OF DISEASE FAITH HEALERS’ TECHNIQUES PSYCHIC SURGERY THE DANGERS OF FAITH HEALING THE ROLE OF SHRINES

CHAPTER 11 - “ALTERNATIVE” MEDICINE

DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN “ALTERNATIVE” AND SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE HOMEOPATHY THERAPEUTIC TOUCH HERBAL REMEDIES OTHER “ALTERNATIVE” TREATMENTS

CHAPTER 12 - COLLECTIVE DELUSION? MASS HYSTERIA? AND ENVIRONNENTAL HEALTH SCARES

ASBESTOS MICROWAVES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS PCBs-A CASE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MASS HYSTERIA SILICONE BREAST IMPLANTS AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE

CHAPTER 13 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN PSEUDOSCIENCE

AUTISM AND FACILITATED COMMUNICATION CREATIONISM CRYPTOZOOLOGY DOWSING AND THE MAGIC PENDULUM FIREWALKING GRAPHOLOGY KIRLIAN PHOTOGRAPHY POLYGRAPHY THE SHROUD OF TURIN

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