Fads And Fallacies In: The Name Of Science, 2nd ...

Martin Gardner's Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science , specifically the 1957 Dover Publications second revised edition, is a seminal work in scientific skepticism that critically examines various pseudoscientific theories, such as flat earth ideas, dianetics, and unconventional medical treatments. The book explores the psychological and sociological factors that fuel these "crank" movements.

The full text is accessible through the Internet Archive , and physical copies are available from Dover Publications . Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science: Gardner, Martin Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, 2nd ...