Book:Martin Gardner/Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science

Revised edition of from 1952.

Contents

 * Preface to Second Edition (1956)
 * Preface


 * 1. In the Name of Science
 * 2. Flat and Hollow
 * 3. Monsters of Doom
 * 4. The Forteans
 * 5. Flying Saucers
 * 6. Zig-Zag-and-Swirl
 * 7. Down with Einstein!
 * 8. Sir Isaac Babson
 * 9. Dowsing Rods and Doodlebugs
 * 10. Under the Microscope
 * 11. Geology versus Genesis
 * 12. Lysenkoism
 * 13. Apologists for Hate
 * 14. Atlantis and Lemuria
 * 15. The Great Pyramid
 * 16. Medical Cults
 * 17. Medical Quacks
 * 18. Food Faddists
 * 19. Throw Away Your Glasses!
 * 20. Eccentric Sexual Theories
 * 21. Orgonomy
 * 22. Dianetics
 * 23. General Semantics, Etc.
 * 24. From Bumps to Handwriting
 * 25. ESP and PK
 * 26. Bridey Murphy and Other Matters


 * Appendix and Notes
 * Index of Names