LEADER 02648nim 2200445Ka 450 001 9910135996303321 005 20251118110054.0 010 $a1-61544-493-9 035 $a(CKB)3710000000908603 035 $a(ODN)ODN0009025094 035 $a(ODN)ODN0002974555 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000908603 100 $a20220602d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auruna---||||| 181 $cspw$2rdacontent 182 $cs$2rdamedia 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCosmic quackery $ewith special guest: the amazing randi. /$fNeil deGrasse Tyson 205 $aUnabridged. 210 $aSolon $cBetter Listen$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (1 audio file) $cdigital 225 0 $aStar Talk Radio,$vSeason 1: Episode 10. 300 $aUnabridged. 330 $aMark Twain said, "Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please." Pseudoscience adherents to this adage, but are their distortions deliberate, the result of scientific ignorance, or due to a deep desire for extraordinary possibilities? In our quest to understand the universe, how can we be sure our conclusions are correct? Human beings have evolved to find meaningful patterns in nature, but sometimes the patterns we see are just figments of our imagination?or perhaps the result of wishful thinking. Join Neil and guest co-host Leighann Lord as they investigate the weird and wacky world of pseudoscience. Co-host: Leighann Lord: comedian who has appeared on "HBO's Def Comedy All-Star Jam", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", and ABC's "The View." She writes a weekly humor column called "Comic Perspective". Guests: Michael Shermer: editor-in-Chief of Skeptic magazine and author of "Why People Believe Weird Things". Shermer is also the producer and co-host of the 13-hour FoxFamily television series Exploring the Unknown. James "The Amazing" Randi: magician and founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation. JREF sponsors the annual "Amazing Meeting" and also offers a prize of one million dollars to anyone who can demonstrate evidence of any paranormal, supernatural or occult power or event, under test conditions agreed to by both parties. 517 $aCosmic Quackery 606 $aNonfiction$2OverDrive 606 $aPhysics$2OverDrive 606 $aScience$2OverDrive 615 17$aNonfiction. 615 7$aPhysics. 615 7$aScience. 686 $aSCI005000$2bisacsh 700 $aTyson$b Neil deGrasse$01165174 701 $aTyson$b Neil deGrasse$01165174 906 $aAUDIO 912 $a9910135996303321 996 $aCosmic quackery$94423922 997 $aUNINA