Table of Contents

CONTENTS




Foreword: Brains, Hearts, Guts, and Genitals
by Eugenie C. Scott, PhD




Preface




Acknowledgments




1: Why Do We Need Critical Thinking?




2: What Is Science?




3: What Is Pseudoscience?




4: What Is Critical Thinking?




5: Why Can’t We Trust Our Brains?




6: Why Can’t We Trust Our World?




7: Aliens, Abductions, and UFOs




8: Psychic Powers and Talking to the Dead




9: Unknown Animals and Cryptozoology




10: Evaluating Health Claims in Alternative Medicine




11: Alternative Medicine for Physical Health




12: Pseudoscience in Mental Health




13: The Relationship Between Science and Religion




14: Conclusions and Recommendations




Afterword: Science and Humility
by Scott Lilienfeld, PhD




Index

About the Author

Caleb W. Lack, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Central Oklahoma.

Jacques A. Rousseau, MA, is currently a lecturer in the School of Management Studies at the University of Cape Town (UCT).