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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
- How to Know What's Really Real in a World Increasingly Full of Fake
- Narrated by: Steven Novella
- Length: 15 hrs and 54 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An entertaining and all-encompassing guide to skeptical thinking for the age of misinformation.
In this tie-in to their popular The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast, Steven Novella, along with 'Skeptical Rogues' Bob Novella, Cara Santa Maria, Jay Novella and Evan Bernstein, explain the tenets of skeptical thinking and debunk some of the biggest scientific myths, fallacies and conspiracy theories (anti-vaccines, homeopathy, UFO sightings and many more.) They'll help us try to make sense of what seems like an increasingly crazy world using powerful tools like science and philosophy.
The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe is your guide through this maze of modern life. It covers essential critical thinking skills as well as giving insight into how your brain works and how to avoid common pitfalls in thinking. They discuss the difference between science and pseudoscience, how to recognise common science news tropes, how to discuss conspiracy theories with that crazy colleague of yours and how to apply all of this to everyday life.
As fascinating as it is entertaining, this enthralling audiobook is your essential guide to seeing through the fake news and media manipulation in our increasingly confusing world.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio on our Desktop Site.
Critic Reviews
"A fantastic compendium of skeptical thinking and the perfect primer for anyone who wants to separate fact from fiction." (Richard Wiseman, author 59 Seconds)
"Thorough, informative, and enlightening...If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilisation unravel before our eyes." (Neil deGrasse Tyson, author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry)
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- Stephen Anastasi
- 01-01-2020
Excellent, but...
I very much liked this book... except. I found the narrator's otherwise excellent presentation drove me crazy when he missed a 't' in certain words, such as 'impor-ant'. Drove me crazy. Apart from this, this was an excellent book.
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- Michael J. Morris
- 27-03-2019
Excellent factual and enjoy experience
Mister Novela gave a great performance. The book is an extremely valuable resource, I learned a lot and found the experience enjoyable.
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- Anonymous User
- 02-12-2020
Long read, but very worth it
Great book. Equips you with tools to deal with pseudo science and logical fallacies, among other things.
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- Brian Laurikainen
- 08-01-2019
Critical Thinking Can Be Taught!
With so much nonsense in the world masquerading as knowledge this book couldn’t be more timely. Recommend for everyone, but particularly those struggling to navigate the endless streams of pseudoscience, woo, fad diets, and science “breakthrough” headlines that never materialize. Inoculate yourself from errors in thinking, and be better at separating truth from falsehood. Becoming a “skeptic” is about thinking critically and careful discernment not naysaying. Let the SGU be your guide!
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-03-2021
brilliant way to start the day
I've been listening to this each morning on the drive to work and it's been enlightening to say the least. it made me think of facts that wouldn't normally come up in my everyday and its given me interesting conversation topics for my circle.
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- Luke
- 16-11-2018
Great skeptical guide by the SGU!
This book written by the SGU is an in depth look at skeptisim and the many pseudoscience, alternative therapy's and conspiracy theories that skeptics come up against on a daily basis. Full of facts and entertaining anecdotes, this book is a fun read from start to finish. I especially enjoyed the psychology of why we believe weird things, and all the different fallacies we can fall into.
I highly recommend it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-02-2022
Fantastic guide to skepticism
This is a an in depth guide to skeptical thinking. It provides the reader with well thought out explanations of what and how skeptics think. It’s brilliant at pointing out the misconception that people have about skeptics and putting them straight. My personal favourite part is the informal logical fallacies, of which I have been annoying my wife endlessly (lucky she loves me).
This book should be essential reading for school aged kids as it will set them up for a world almost trying to deceive them.
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- claus steinenböhmer
- 12-06-2019
Must have to learn to think.
This book is essential to have an understanding of critical thinking. There's a clear description of common thinking flaws as well as how to deal with them.
The logical fallacies often encountered when dealing with proponents of pseudoscience are carefully disected in order for the reader to understand.
It would be nice if audible would let us have chapter names to make it easier to go through again for those of us who have yet to maser using the bookmarks.
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- John Trimble
- 28-01-2019
Thoughtful
wonderful. insightful and beautifully written. it's not that the book will make you cynically sceptical... just thoughtfully and critically sceptical.... loved the numerous examples given to provide evidence for claims.
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-11-2019
Mandatory Reading for Life
Dr Novella expresses what I have believed, largely, since I was a child. There is no point in reading it if you are genetically programmed to be arrogant and always believe you are right but for the non-primitive, open minded, it is absolutely wonderful.
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