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WHY PROFESSORS BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS

Special Section: Norm Levitt on Sex, Race and the Trials of the New Left; When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters; Psychotherapy: The Snake Oil of the 90s?; Memes: What Are They Good For?; Facilitated Communication: Eight Years and Counting. Also: An Interview With Skeptical Parapsychologist Susan Blackmore; Four Days on Planet Randi; Waco Debate; Is God Dead?: Why Nietzsche and Time Magazine Were Wrong By Michael Shermer; The True Believers by James Randi; The Case for Yoda; The Graduate Record Exam Reexamined; Dumbth News; Junior Skeptic: Bigfoot!; Crystals: Exploring the Real Magic; Testing A Dowsing Rod.
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6.3 WHY PROFESSORS BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS Special Section: Norm Levitt on Sex, Race and the Trials of the New Left; When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters; Psychotherapy: The Snake Oil of the 90s?; Memes: What Are They Good For?; Facilitated Communication: Eight Years and Counting. Also: An Interview With Skeptical Parapsychologist Susan Blackmore; Four Days on Planet Randi; Waco Debate; Is God Dead?: Why Nietzsche and Time Magazine Were Wrong By Michael Shermer; The True Believers by James Randi; The Case for Yoda; The Graduate Record Exam Reexamined; Dumbth News; Junior Skeptic: Bigfoot!; Crystals: Exploring the Real Magic; Testing A Dowsing Rod.


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WHY PROFESSORS BELIEVE WEIRD THINGS

Special Section: Norm Levitt on Sex, Race and the Trials of the New Left; When Scholars Know Sin: Alternative Religions and Their Academic Supporters; Psychotherapy: The Snake Oil of the 90s?; Memes: What Are They Good For?; Facilitated Communication: Eight Years and Counting. Also: An Interview With Skeptical Parapsychologist Susan Blackmore; Four Days on Planet Randi; Waco Debate; Is God Dead?: Why Nietzsche and Time Magazine Were Wrong By Michael Shermer; The True Believers by James Randi; The Case for Yoda; The Graduate Record Exam Reexamined; Dumbth News; Junior Skeptic: Bigfoot!; Crystals: Exploring the Real Magic; Testing A Dowsing Rod.
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