🔍 Skeptical Investigator

A protagonist who demands proof over belief, approaching mysteries and claims of the extraordinary with rigorous doubt — even when the evidence starts to unsettle them.

How to Think About Weird Things

by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

633

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

How to Think About Weird Things 89%

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994

3.97

633 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📚 Epistemology

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

by Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

3.61

1k+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 88%

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2011

3.61

1k+ ratings

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

Why People Believe Weird Things 88%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 88%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation 🗣️ Informal Logic ❓ Socratic Method

Scepticism

by Duncan Pritchard • 2019

Radical scepticism makes life meaningless. The ancient remedy is intellectual virtue, not certainty.

3.56

126

🧠 Epistemology ❓ Philosophical Scepticism 🏛️ Intellectual Virtues 🔬 Scientific Scepticism 🤔 Critical Thinking

Scepticism 88%

Radical scepticism makes life meaningless. The ancient remedy is intellectual virtue, not certainty.

by Duncan Pritchard 2019

3.56

126 ratings

🧠 Epistemology ❓ Philosophical Scepticism 🏛️ Intellectual Virtues 🔬 Scientific Scepticism 🤔 Critical Thinking

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 88%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

4.04

6k+

Bad Astronomy 88%

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002

4.04

6k+ ratings

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

by Colin Wilson • 1984

Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.

3.67

257

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Studies 🏛️ Historical Anomalies 🧐 Skepticism Critique 🧠 Psychic Research

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries 88%

Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.

by Colin Wilson 1984

3.67

257 ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Studies 🏛️ Historical Anomalies 🧐 Skepticism Critique 🧠 Psychic Research

The Demon-Haunted World

by Carl Sagan • 1995

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

4.29

81k+

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎓 Science Education

The Demon-Haunted World 88%

Why we fall for alien abductions and astrology, and the scientific toolkit that can save us.

by Carl Sagan 1995

4.29

81k+ ratings

🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🔬 Philosophy Of Science 🚫 Pseudoscience Critique 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎓 Science Education

Chasing Ghosts

by Marc Hartzman • 2021

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

3.54

392

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Chasing Ghosts 87%

Séances, spirit photos, ghost-hunting gadgets: every era invents a new way to reach the dead.

by Marc Hartzman 2021

3.54

392 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 📞 Spiritualism History 🔦 Paranormal Investigation 🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 👻 Haunted Places

Exploring the Paranormal

by R. Alan Streett • 2024

Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.

4.29

🔎 Paranormal Skepticism 🎭 Psychic Fraud 🌌 Altered Consciousness 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌊 Brainwave States

Exploring the Paranormal 87%

Psychic fraud, demon hunting, mentalism: his search for the paranormal ended inside his own brain.

by R. Alan Streett 2024

4.29

24 ratings

🔎 Paranormal Skepticism 🎭 Psychic Fraud 🌌 Altered Consciousness 🧠 Mind-Body Healing 🌊 Brainwave States

Spook

by Mary Roach • 2005

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

3.60

41k+

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

Spook 87%

What happens after death? Science has weighed souls, recorded ghosts, and wired dying brains.

by Mary Roach 2005

3.60

41k+ ratings

🔬 Afterlife Research 👻 Paranormal Investigation 🧪 Scientific Skepticism 💫 Near-Death Experiences 📸 Spiritualism History

Scritch Scratch

by Lindsay Currie • 2020

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

3.91

5k+

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Scritch Scratch 87%

A ghost boy haunts a science-loving girl, his only clue a number scrawled on her wall.

by Lindsay Currie 2020

3.91

5k+ ratings

👻 Kid Ghost Hunters 🤔 Skeptic Protagonist 📜 Forgotten History 🧪 Girl Scientist 🌃 Urban Ghost Story

Ghosts

by Roger Clarke • 2012

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

3.54

1k+

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Ghosts 87%

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

by Roger Clarke 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism 🎭 Ghost Hoaxes 💥 Poltergeist Cases

Ghost Hunting

by Jason Hawes • 2007

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

3.86

2k+

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Ghost Hunting 87%

A Ouija board opened the door to a demon. The ghost hunters who had to close it.

by Jason Hawes 2007

3.86

2k+ ratings

🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🧐 Paranormal Skepticism 👊 Poltergeist Activity 🗣️ Spirit Communication 🧸 Haunted Objects

Unexplained

by Richard MacLean Smith • 2018

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

3.58

2k+

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Unexplained 87%

What UFOs, ghosts, and past lives reveal about the living, not the dead.

by Richard MacLean Smith 2018

3.58

2k+ ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Cases 💀 Fear Of Death 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Digital Folklore

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal

by Loren W. Christensen • 2016

When cops encounter ghosts, UFOs, and demons, skepticism gets a badge.

3.89

775

👮 Police Stories 👻 True Paranormal Accounts 🏚️ Haunted Locations 🛸 Ufo Sightings ✝️ Divine Intervention

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal Summary

Cops' True Stories of the Paranormal 87%

When cops encounter ghosts, UFOs, and demons, skepticism gets a badge.

by Loren W. Christensen 2016

3.89

775 ratings

👮 Police Stories 👻 True Paranormal Accounts 🏚️ Haunted Locations 🛸 Ufo Sightings ✝️ Divine Intervention

Ghost Story

by Jim Butcher • 2011

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

4.25

107k+

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Ghost Story 87%

Shot dead, Chicago wizard Harry Dresden haunts the living as a ghost, hunting his own murderer.

by Jim Butcher 2011

4.25

107k+ ratings

👻 Ghost Detective 🧙 Wizard Detective 🖤 Supernatural Noir 🔮 Reluctant Medium 🌑 Dark Apprentice

Unbelievable

by Stacy Horn • 2009

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

3.27

512

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Unbelievable 87%

The Duke lab proved telepathy with odds of one in an octillion. Science responded with silence.

by Stacy Horn 2009

3.27

512 ratings

🔮 Parapsychology 🔬 History Of Science 🧠 Consciousness Studies 👻 Afterlife Research 🧪 Experimental Psychology

Dragon Tears

by Dean Koontz • 1993

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

3.78

24k+

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

Dragon Tears 87%

A cop receives a countdown to his death, then watches the world begin to break.

by Dean Koontz 1993

3.78

24k+ ratings

🔮 Supernatural Thriller 👮 Police Vs Paranormal 👥 Partner Detectives 🌀 Reality Unraveling 🏠 Found Family

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor

by Thomas C. Foster • 2020

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

3.01

681

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor Summary

How to Read Nonfiction Like a Professor 87%

No one fact-checks the internet. A professor's method for reading critically and spotting the lies.

by Thomas C. Foster 2020

3.01

681 ratings

🔍 Critical Reading 📱 Media Literacy 📚 Nonfiction Reading ⚖️ Bias Recognition ✅ Fact Checking

Tricks of the Mind

by Derren Brown • 2006

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

4.04

7k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques 🃏 Cold Reading 🔍 Modern Skepticism

Tricks of the Mind 87%

A mentalist reveals how cognitive biases, cold reading, and placebos hijack your brain every day.

by Derren Brown 2006

4.04

7k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 💭 Memory Techniques 🃏 Cold Reading 🔍 Modern Skepticism

Snake Oil Science

by R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Snake Oil Science 87%

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

by R. Barker Bausell 2007

4.01

346 ratings

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Verified

by Mike Caulfield • 2023

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

4.24

239

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Evaluating Sources

Verified 87%

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

by Mike Caulfield 2023

4.24

239 ratings

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎯 Attention Management 📋 Evaluating Sources

The Conscious Universe

by Dean Radin • 1997

The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.

3.98

636

🧪 Parapsychology Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🎲 Mind-Matter Interaction 👁️ Remote Viewing

The Conscious Universe 87%

The scientific evidence for psi is strong enough to overturn the mainstream view of consciousness.

by Dean Radin 1997

3.98

636 ratings

🧪 Parapsychology Research 🧠 Consciousness Studies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🎲 Mind-Matter Interaction 👁️ Remote Viewing

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Joy of Science 87%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

ذهن فریبکار شما

by Steven Novella • 1395

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📉 Logical Fallacies 🕵️ Pseudoscience

ذهن فریبکار شما 87%

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

by Steven Novella 1395

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📉 Logical Fallacies 🕵️ Pseudoscience

Hauntings

by Paul Roland • 2008

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

3.27

201

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Hauntings 87%

She testified from beyond the grave and her killer was convicted. What the famous hauntings reveal.

by Paul Roland 2008

3.27

201 ratings

🏚️ Ghost Lore 🔍 Paranormal Investigation 🏰 Haunted Locations 🧠 Parapsychology 🔮 Mediumship

Voodoo Histories

by David Aaronovitch • 2009

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

3.54

2k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Disinformation

Voodoo Histories 87%

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

by David Aaronovitch 2009

3.54

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Disinformation

Lily Dale

by Christine Wicker • 2004

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

3.49

1k+

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Lily Dale 87%

A reporter's three years among American spiritualists. One medium's reading still haunts her.

by Christine Wicker 2004

3.49

1k+ ratings

🔮 Modern Spiritualism 👻 Mediumship 💔 Grief And Loss 🤔 Skepticism And Belief ✨ Afterlife Beliefs

Science Fictions

by Stuart Ritchie • 2020

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

4.34

3k+

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct 📉 Publication Bias 🔓 Open Science

Science Fictions 87%

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

by Stuart Ritchie 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct 📉 Publication Bias 🔓 Open Science

Nonsense on Stilts

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Nonsense on Stilts 87%

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2008

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Escaping the Rabbit Hole

by Mick West • 2018

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

3.74

888

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Online Misinformation

Escaping the Rabbit Hole 87%

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

by Mick West 2018

3.74

888 ratings

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Online Misinformation

How to Talk to a Science Denier

by Lee McIntyre • 2021

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

3.87

1k+

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition 🗳️ Post-Truth Politics 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

How to Talk to a Science Denier 87%

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

by Lee McIntyre 2021

3.87

1k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition 🗳️ Post-Truth Politics 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

UFOs

by Leslie Kean • 2010

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

4.02

3k+

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🪖 Military Testimony 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

UFOs 86%

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

by Leslie Kean 2010

4.02

3k+ ratings

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism 🪖 Military Testimony 🕵️ Government Cover-Ups

God's Problem

by Bart D. Ehrman • 2008

Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.

3.95

6k+

📖 Biblical Studies ⚖️ Theodicy 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🤔 Religious Skepticism ❓ Agnosticism

God's Problem 86%

Every biblical theodicy, from punishment to apocalypse, falls apart under a scholar's scrutiny.

by Bart D. Ehrman 2008

3.95

6k+ ratings

📖 Biblical Studies ⚖️ Theodicy 🔍 Biblical Criticism 🤔 Religious Skepticism ❓ Agnosticism

Knowledge

by Jennifer Nagel • 2014

A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.

3.85

1k+

🧠 Epistemology 📝 Analytic Philosophy 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Philosophy Of Mind ❓ Skepticism

Knowledge 86%

A concise tour of what it means to know, from Descartes's demon to the broken clock.

by Jennifer Nagel 2014

3.85

1k+ ratings

🧠 Epistemology 📝 Analytic Philosophy 🎯 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Philosophy Of Mind ❓ Skepticism

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 86%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

The City & the City

by China Miéville • 2009

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

3.90

80k+

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

The City & the City 86%

A detective's murder case forces him to see the city his people must ignore.

by China Miéville 2009

3.90

80k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🕵️ Noir Detective 🏙️ Overlapping Cities 🕳️ Hidden City 🏺 Artifact Smuggling

Crimes Against Logic

by Jamie Whyte • 2004

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

3.67

2k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

Crimes Against Logic 86%

Most public arguments are crime scenes. A philosopher dusts for the fingerprints of fallacy.

by Jamie Whyte 2004

3.67

2k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🔍 Spotting Fallacies 🗣️ Public Discourse 🤨 Skepticism 📰 Media Criticism

Think!

by Michael R. LeGault • 2006

Gut feelings are not wisdom. A defense of slow reason in a culture that worships intuition.

3.1

519

🧠 Critical Thinking 🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Evidence-Based Thinking 🎲 Intellectual Risk-Taking 💡 Enlightenment Rationalism

Think! 86%

Gut feelings are not wisdom. A defense of slow reason in a culture that worships intuition.

by Michael R. LeGault 2006

3.1

519 ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🏛️ Cultural Criticism 📊 Evidence-Based Thinking 🎲 Intellectual Risk-Taking 💡 Enlightenment Rationalism

Paranormal America

by Christopher D. Bader • 2010

Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.

3.66

164

⛪ Sociology Of Religion 📊 Survey Research 👻 Paranormal Culture 👽 Paranormal Beliefs 🔬 Pseudoscience

Paranormal America 86%

Paranormal belief is normal, and its strongest predictor isn't intelligence but social conformity.

by Christopher D. Bader 2010

3.66

164 ratings

⛪ Sociology Of Religion 📊 Survey Research 👻 Paranormal Culture 👽 Paranormal Beliefs 🔬 Pseudoscience

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic? 86%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Godless

by Dan Barker • 2008

No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.

3.97

7k+

📜 Biblical Criticism 💬 Atheist Apologetics 🚪 Deconversion Stories 🧠 Psychology Of Religion ⚖️ Secular Morality

Godless 86%

No first-century writer outside the Bible mentioned Jesus. That silence cost a preacher his faith.

by Dan Barker 2008

3.97

7k+ ratings

📜 Biblical Criticism 💬 Atheist Apologetics 🚪 Deconversion Stories 🧠 Psychology Of Religion ⚖️ Secular Morality

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings

by Peter Haining • 2008

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

3.55

329

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings Summary

The Mammoth Book of True Hauntings 86%

Ghosts don't only haunt crumbling castles: true accounts place them in flats, pubs, and jumbo jets.

by Peter Haining 2008

3.55

329 ratings

👻 Ghost Stories 🔬 Paranormal Investigation 📍 Haunted Locations 📚 Psychical Research 💥 Poltergeist Phenomena

The Believing Brain

by Michael Shermer • 2011

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

3.93

8k+

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories ⚖️ Moral Foundations 🗳️ Political Psychology

The Believing Brain 86%

Your beliefs came first. Every rational argument arrived afterward to defend them.

by Michael Shermer 2011

3.93

8k+ ratings

🧠 Belief Formation 🔍 Scientific Skepticism 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories ⚖️ Moral Foundations 🗳️ Political Psychology

The Conjuring of America

by Lindsey Stewart • 2025

Nazareth was empty in Jesus's day, and the earliest Christ was cosmic. The biography came later.

4.41

990

🌌 Christ Myth Theory ⛪ Christian Origins 🏺 Biblical Archaeology 📜 New Testament Criticism 🌐 Comparative Religion

The Conjuring of America 86%

Nazareth was empty in Jesus's day, and the earliest Christ was cosmic. The biography came later.

by Lindsey Stewart 2025

4.41

990 ratings

🌌 Christ Myth Theory ⛪ Christian Origins 🏺 Biblical Archaeology 📜 New Testament Criticism 🌐 Comparative Religion

Think

by Guy P. Harrison • 2013

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

3.36

687

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 👾 Pseudoscience 🧠 Brain Health

Think 86%

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

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