Charles M. Wynn, Sr., received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Michigan. He is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University.Arthur W. Wiggins graduated from the University of Notre Dame and then attended the University of Michigan, where he received an M.S. in physics. He is currently a Professor of Physics at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills, MI.Sidney Harris is "America's premier science cartoonist" (Issac Asimov). He attended Brooklyn College and the Art Students League of New York. He has published more than 600 cartoons in "American Scientist" and his cartoons have appeared in "The New Yorker."

A necessary antidote to the anti-science and pseudoscience that has gained new prominence... The main features that add to the text are illustrations by the esteemed cartoonist Sidney Harris... Recommended.

• Preface to the Second EditionPrologue 1. The Road to Reality: Scientific Method2. Scientific Reasoning in Action3. The Road to Reality Versus the Road to Illusion4. UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Life Hypothesis5. Out-of-Body Experiences and Entities 6. The Astrology Hypothesis7. The Creationism Hypothesis8. Normal Sensory Perception, Extrasensory Perception, and Psychokinesis9. Alternatives to Medicine10. Reflections on the Scientific Approach to Reality EpilogueGlossary Additional ReadingWebsitesEducational ModulesIndex

Charles M. Wynn, Sr., received his PhD in Chemistry from University of Michigan. He is a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Connecticut State University.Arthur W. Wiggins graduated from the University of Notre Dame and then attended the University of Michigan, where he received an M.S. in physics. He is currently a Professor of Physics at Oakland Community College in Farmington Hills, MI.Sidney Harris is "America's premier science cartoonist" (Issac Asimov). He attended Brooklyn College and the Art Students League of New York. He has published more than 600 cartoons in "American Scientist" and his cartoons have appeared in "The New Yorker."

A necessary antidote to the anti-science and pseudoscience that has gained new prominence... The main features that add to the text are illustrations by the esteemed cartoonist Sidney Harris... Recommended.

• Preface to the Second EditionPrologue 1. The Road to Reality: Scientific Method2. Scientific Reasoning in Action3. The Road to Reality Versus the Road to Illusion4. UFOs and the Extraterrestrial Life Hypothesis5. Out-of-Body Experiences and Entities 6. The Astrology Hypothesis7. The Creationism Hypothesis8. Normal Sensory Perception, Extrasensory Perception, and Psychokinesis9. Alternatives to Medicine10. Reflections on the Scientific Approach to Reality EpilogueGlossary Additional ReadingWebsitesEducational ModulesIndex