{"product_id":"the-science-of-weird-shit-isbn-9780262553025","title":"The Science of Weird Shit","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGhostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this “weird shit.” French provides authoritative, evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Weird Shit\u003c\/i\u003e convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, \u003ci\u003eThe Science of Weird Shit\u003c\/i\u003e is a clever, memorable, and gratifying read you won’t soon forget.Foreword by Richard Wiseman\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: How I got here\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: Weird Science\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Waking Nightmares\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: High Spirits, Part 1: Ghostly Encounters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: High Spirits, Part 2: Communicating with the Dead\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Fantastic Memories of Alien Encounters\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Many Happy Returns?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Dying to Know the Truth\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9: No Such Thing as Coincidence?\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Tricks of the Mind\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Sceptical Enquiries\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Dreams of the Future\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Lessons for (the) Living“This fascinating inquiry . . . provides scientific explanations for such otherworldly phenomena as alien encounters, déjà vu, and ghosts . . . The science intrigues . . .Skeptics will feel vindicated.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChris French is Emeritus Professor and Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and a Patron of Humanists UK. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eAnomalistic Psychology: Exploring Paranormal Belief and Experience\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"The MIT Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302789664997,"sku":"NP9780262553025","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780262553025.jpg?v=1767741361","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-science-of-weird-shit-isbn-9780262553025","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}