The Science of Weird Shit

Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal

Narrated by Michael Langan
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Pub Date Apr 16 2024 | Archive Date Apr 02 2024

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Description

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. Ghostly 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, then 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. Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit 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, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying listen you won't soon forget.

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences. Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings...


Advance Praise

“In The Science of Weird Shit, Chris French, one of the world’s most important skeptics, examines why people come to believe in improbable things, showing that there are plausible scientific explanations for even the most mysterious of them. Readers will immensely enjoy this journey with him and will end up far wiser in the process.” —Elizabeth Loftus, Past President, Association for Psychological Science; Distinguished Professor, University of California, Irvine

“In The Science of Weird Shit, Chris French, one of the world’s most important skeptics, examines why people come to believe in improbable things, showing that there are plausible scientific...


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EDITION Audiobook, Unabridged
ISBN 9781696615631
PRICE $24.99 (USD)
DURATION 13 Hours, 32 Minutes

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