Pseudoscience and science fiction / Andrew May.
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...
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2016, ©2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction; Charles Fort and the Forteans; Pulp Fiction; Who Was Charles Fort?; Fortean Fiction; Sinister Barrier; A Continuing Source of Inspiration; References; Anomalous Phenomena; Science, Pseudoscience or Science Fiction?; Time-Slips; The Philadelphia Experiment; Tunguska; The Bermuda Triangle; References; High-Tech Paranoia; The Shaver Mystery; They Are Out to Get You; Shaverś Legacy; The Strange World of Philip K. Dick; Shapeshifting Aliens; References; Flying Saucers; From Niche Subject to Worldwide Phenomenon; Ufology and Science Fiction; Cultural Tracking.
- Wishful ThinkingAlien Sex; Beyond the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis; References; Mind Power; Wild Talents; Applied Parapsychology; Quantum Consciousness; From Dianetics to Psionics; Feel the Force; Homo Superior; References; Space Drives and Anti-gravity; Breaking the Laws of Physics; Faster than Light; Anti-gravity; Free Energy; Tesla Technology; References; Technology of the Ancients; Ancient Astronauts; Alien Relics; The Ark of the Covenant; Extraterrestrial Archaeology; Cosmic Origins; References; Conspiracy Theories; Blue Pill or Red Pill?; Predictive Programming; Fake Space Missions.
- Sinister ScienceThe End of the World; References; Index.