Outlines - Novella, S. 2019. The Skeptics Guide to the Universe.
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I. Core Concepts Every Skeptic Should Know

 A. Scientific Skepticism

 B. Neuropsychological Humility and Mechanisms of Deception

  1. Memory Fallibility and False Memory Syndrome

  2. Fallibility of Perception

  3. Pareidolia

  4. Hyperactive Agency Detection

  5. Hypnagogia

  6. Ideomotor Effect

 B. Metacognition

  1. Dunning-Kruger Effect

  2. Motivated Reasoning

  3. Arguments and Logical Fallacies

  4. Cognitive Biases and Heuristics

  5. Confirmation Bias

  6. Appeal to Antiquity

  7. Appeal to Nature

  8. Fundamental Attribution Error

  9. Anomaly Hunting

  10. Data Mining

  11. Coincidence

II. Adventures in Skepticism

 A. Motivate Reasoning About Genetically Modified Organisms

 B. Dennis Lee and Free Energy

 C. Holly-woo

 D. The Singularity

 E. The Warrens and Ghost Hunting

 F. Loose Thinking About Loose Change

III. Skepticism and the Media

 A. Fake News

 B. False Balance

 C. Science Journalism

 D. Enter the Matrix

 E. Microbiomania

 F. Reporting Epigenetics

IV. Death by Pseudoscience

 A. Death by Naturopathy

 B. Exorcism: Medieval Beliefs Yield Medieval Results

 C. Death by Denial

 D. Suffer the Children

V. Changing Yourself and the World

 A. Being Skeptical

 B. Epilogue

 C. Bonus Chapter: Global Warming

 D. Acknowledgements

 E. Discover More

 F. About the Author

 G. Praise for The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe

 H. References

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