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The Science of Weird Shit

By: Chris French, Richard Wiseman - foreword
Narrated by: Michael Langan
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Summary

An accessible and gratifying introduction to the world of paranormal beliefs and bizarre experiences.

Ghostly encounters, alien abduction, reincarnation, talking to the dead, UFO sightings, inexplicable coincidences, out-of-body and near-death experiences. Are these legitimate phenomena? If not, then how should we go about understanding them? In this fascinating book, Chris French investigates paranormal claims to discover what lurks behind this "weird shit." French provides authoritative evidence-based explanations for a wide range of superficially mysterious phenomena, and then goes further to draw out lessons with wider applications to many other aspects of modern society where critical thinking is urgently needed.

Using academic, comprehensive, logical, and, at times, mathematical approaches, The Science of Weird Shit convincingly debunks ESP, communicating with the dead, and alien abduction claims, among other phenomena. All the while, however, French maintains that our belief in such phenomena is neither ridiculous nor trivial; if anything, such claims can tell us a great deal about the human mind if we pay them the attention they are due. Filled with light-bulb moments and a healthy dose of levity, The Science of Weird Shit is a clever, memorable, and gratifying listen you won't soon forget.

©2024 Chris French (P)2024 HighBridge, a division of Recorded Books
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Accessible science for plebs like me.

As a huge fan of all things paranormal and Uncanny this was a wonderfully written, well researched and personable book. It’s not too technical and not overly academic. Absolutely loved it. #TeamSceptic

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Very arrogantly written. Treats people as idiots

I disliked the very arrogant way that people's experience's are matter of factly dismissed. ie, hauntings are infrasound. UFO' S are stars hallucination etc. Added to that parts of the book are identical to another book by Richard Wiseman, Switched off half way. Waste of a credit. Don't bother.

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