Pseudoscience and Science Fiction
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017
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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 superficial trappings of jargon and subject matter. The most obvious difference between the two is that pseudoscience is presented as fact, not fiction. Yet like SF, and unlike real science, ...; [leggi tutto]
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| Descrizione | Pseudoscience and Science Fiction / by Andrew May. - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017. - X, 181 p. 45 ill., 28 ill. in color ; online resource. - (Science and Fiction) |
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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. - Springer eBooks. - Printed edition: 9783319426044
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| ID scheda | 139273 |
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