When you were a tadpole and I was a fish : and other speculations about this and that /
Gardner, Martin,1914-2010.
New York : Hill and Wang,
2010, c2009.
Collects debunking writings by the longtime Scientific American Mathematical Games columnist, in a volume that includes pieces on Ann Coulter's qualifications as an evolutionary biologist, the illogic of ESP, and Santa Claus.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Collects debunking writings by the longtime Scientific American Mathematical Games columnist, in a volume that includes pieces on Ann Coulter's qualifications as an evolutionary biologist, the illogic of ESP, and Santa Claus.
Science. Ann Coulter takes on Darwin ; Isaac Newton's vast ocean of truth ; Bull's-eyes and famous fumbles ; Mr. Belloc objects ; Mr. Belloc still objects -- Bogus science. Why I am not a paranormalist ; New thought, unity, and Ella Wheeler Wilcox ; Was the sinking of the Titanic foretold? -- Mathematics. Dracula makes a martini ; The Fibonacci sequence ; L-tromino tiling of mutilated chessboards ; Is Ruben Hersch "out there"? -- Logic. The explosion of Blaggage's oracle ; The erasing of Philbert the Fudger -- Literature. The wonderful Wizard of Oz ; The life and adventures of Santa Claus ; Tales of the long bow ; When you were a tadpole and I was a fish -- Religion. The curious case of Frank Tipler ; The comic pratfall of Richard Roberts ; Why I am not an atheist ; The coloured lands ; The price we pay -- Politics. Is socialism a dirty word?
Science
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Questions and answers.