UFOs, chemtrails, and aliens
Subtitle: what science says
By: Donald R. Prothero and Timothy D. Callahan ; foreword by Michael Shermer
Contributors: Callahan, Timothy D., author; Shermer, Michael, writer of foreword
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 459
ISBN-13: 9780253026927
Subjects: Pseudoscience; Occultism; Human-alien encounters; Unidentified flying objects; Extraterrestrial beings; Curiosities and wonders; Parapsychology
Description: Employing the ground rules of science and standards of scientific evidence, the authors examine paranormal phenomena such as UFOs, aliens, crop circles, and the alignment of the pyramids. A wide range of topics is discussed, including the reliability of eyewitness testimony, psychological research into why people want to believe in aliens and UFOs, and the role conspiratorial thinking plays in UFO culture. Prothero and Callahan also share their personal experiences of Area 51, Roswell, and other legendary sites.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-447) and index.
Table of contents: title: Science and the paranormal; title: The believing brain; title: Area 51 : what is really going on in there?; title: The Roswell incident : what really happened?; title: Close encounters of the second kind : physical evidence of alien contact; title: Close encounters of the third kind : direct encounters with aliens; title: Close encounters of the fourth kind : alien abduction; title: The mythos of ancient aliens; title: Praying to aliens; title: Ancient myths and modern media; title: Cloud's illusions; title: Are they out there?; title: Why do people believe in UFOs and aliens?; title: The verdict.