Professor Wiseman has a genius for presenting science. Without losing authenticity he is immensely readable, often very funny and a genius at debunking and revealing fraud and bad science. His latest book deals with the Paranormal and by investigating why we believe in such wonders as spirits, table-rapping and communication with the dead he manages to debunk the whole caboodle.
But our weird beliefs have some value, paranormal research has revealed much about our brain function, why we can see ghosts that are not there or be tricked by magicians and mediums. Perhaps the sub-title should have read Discover the inadequacies of the human brain!
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People are emotionally drawn to the supernatural. They actively want weird, spooky things to be true ...Wiseman shows us a higher joy as he deftly skewers the paranormal charlatans, blows away the psychic fog and lets in the clear light of reason . (Richard Dawkins, Professor). Richard Wiseman is clear about one thing: paranormal phenomena don't exist.
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People are emotionally drawn to the supernatural. They actively want weird, spooky things to be true ...Wiseman shows us a higher joy as he deftly skewers the paranormal charlatans, blows away the psychic fog and lets in the clear light of reason . (Richard Dawkins, Professor).
Paranormality : Why We See What Isn't There features in the following genres: Popular Science, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, Science: general issues, Mathematics and Science, Recommendations
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Paranormality : Why We See What Isn't There was written by Professor Richard Wiseman and published by Macmillan an imprint of Pan Macmillan
