This collection of essays carefully examines the most publicised and exotic claims of alleged paranormal phenomena which dominate the media. Written by scientists, philosophers, educators, investigative journalists and magicians, Paranormal Borderlands of Science provides a skeptical examination of ESP, astrology, biorhythms, ancient astronauts, psychics, UFOs and many other pertinent topics.
The articles in this anthology originally appeared in The Skeptical Inquirer, a highly praised magazine devoted to the critical investigation of pseudoscience from a scientific viewpoint.
George Abell, James Alcock, Isaac Asimov, William Bainbridge, Ralph Bastedo, Henry Bauer, Gary Bauslaugh, Victor Benassi, John Cole, Kenneth Feder, Kendrick Frazier, Martin Gardner, Laurie Godfrey, Jack Greenberg, Bennett Greenspan, Terence Hines, Mike Hutchinson, Ray Hyman, Richard Kammann, Philip Klass, Paul Kurtz, Larry Kusche, David Marks, Donald McBurney, John McGervey, Robert Morris, Scot Morris, James Oberg, John Omohundro, Vernon Padgett, James Randi, Ian Ridpath, Ronald Schwartz, Christopher Scott, Robert Sheaffer, David Simpson, Barry Singer, Anthony Standen, Rodney Stark, James Stewart, Ronald Story, Ernest Taves, Marvin Zelen