Pseudoscience and Science Fiction

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: May, Andrew (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Σειρά: Science and Fiction,
• Θέματα: Popular works.; Fiction.; Philosophy of nature.; Astronomy.; Physics.; Popular Science.; Popular Science in Physics.; Popular Science in Astronomy.; Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary.; Philosophy of Nature.

Aliens, flying saucers, ESP, the Bermuda Triangle, antigravity … are we talking about science fiction or pseudoscience? Sometimes it is difficult to tell the difference. Both pseudoscience and science fiction (SF) are creative endeavours that have little in common with academic science, beyond the s...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Charles Fort and the Forteans
• Anomalous Phenomena
• High-Tech Paranoia
• Flying Saucers
• Mind Power
• Space Drives and Anti-Gravity
• Technology of the Ancients
• Conspiracy Theories.