topical index: science and philosophy

science

alpha waves
altered states of consciousness
anomaly
anoxia, cerebral
ball lightning
Blondlot and N-rays
bright
Cambrian explosion
climate change deniers
control group study
cryptomnesia
delusion
dreams
electromagnetic field
false memory
fantasy-prone personality
flu vaccine
fluoridation
hypnagogic
hypnopompic
ideomotor effect
lunar effects
memory
meta-analysis
mind-control
nocebo effect
pathological science
placebo effect
positive-outcome bias
psychology
science
science-based medicine
sleep paralysis
testimonial evidence (anecdotes)
vinyl vision

philosophy

Recommended Reading

Gardner, Martin. Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1957), 

Gardner, Martin. Science: Good, Bad and Bogus (Buffalo, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 1981), 

Gilovich, Thomas. How We Know What Isn't' So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life (New York: The Free Press, 1993)

Kourany, Janet A. Scientific Knowledge: Basic Issues in the Philosophy of Science, 2nd edition (Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Co., 1998).

Sagan, Carl. The Demon-Haunted World - Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Random House, 1995).