The New Age: Notes of a Fringe WatcherPaperback reprint of science writer Gardner's welcome and witty debunking of fakery, foolishness, and pseudoscience--in articles originally published in the Skeptical inquirer and elsewhere, with added forewords and/or afterwords to most of the chapters. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Page 53
... never used the word torn - but only that the tapes were not in the form of complete unbroken folds for every trial run . After my column appeared , P and T wrote a strong letter ( Scientific American published it in January 1976 ) ...
... never used the word torn - but only that the tapes were not in the form of complete unbroken folds for every trial run . After my column appeared , P and T wrote a strong letter ( Scientific American published it in January 1976 ) ...
Page 89
... never once saw the slightest occurrence that would make me suspicious that he was trying to play tricks . He was scrupulously sensitive on this point and never felt hurt at anyone taking precautions against deception . Evidently Martin ...
... never once saw the slightest occurrence that would make me suspicious that he was trying to play tricks . He was scrupulously sensitive on this point and never felt hurt at anyone taking precautions against deception . Evidently Martin ...
Page 220
... never had any sort of partnership and never " cooked up " any debates " to keep the SM alive . " 9. Because of strong protests from organizations of conservative science- fiction fans , the Ziff - Davis management ordered Palmer to ...
... never had any sort of partnership and never " cooked up " any debates " to keep the SM alive . " 9. Because of strong protests from organizations of conservative science- fiction fans , the Ziff - Davis management ordered Palmer to ...
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