{"product_id":"the-hundredth-monkey-best-of-skeptical-inquirer-9781633889668","title":"The Hundredth Monkey: Best of Skeptical Inquirer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hundredth Monkey takes its title from philosopher Ron Amundson's expose of the \"Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon,\" a claim about collective consciousness. Forty-three essays by thirty-nine authors, including Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, and James Randi, examine aspects of paranormal and fringe-science beliefs from an authoritative, scientific point of view. The penetrating and entertaining essays, many with timely postscripts, are grouped into nine categories: - Understanding Human Need - Examining Popular Claims- Encouraging Critical Thinking - Medical Controversies- Evaluating the Anomalous Experience - Astrology- Considering Parapsychology - Crashed Saucer Claims- Controversies Within ScienceScientists and scholars discuss the burden of skepticism and the delicate balance between a creative openness to new ideas and the relentless scrutiny of new claims. A classic source book for scientifically responsible explanations of controversies, hoaxes, bizarre mysteries, and popular cultural myths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKendrick Frazier is a veteran science journalist and the longtime editor of the Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason. A former Editor of Science News, he is author or editor of ten books, including the anthology Science Under Siege: Defending Science, Exposing Pseudoscience. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Geophysical Union. He is a recipient of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry's \"In Praise of Reason\" Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50398651285778,"sku":"9781633889668","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_20b56208-0fd0-4446-8a19-7e84639e21a0.jpg?v=1729076462","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hundredth-monkey-best-of-skeptical-inquirer-9781633889668","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}