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| Author | Michael Shermer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Belief |
| Publisher | Henry Holt and Company |
Publication date | 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 306 pp. |
| ISBN | 978-1567313598 |
| OCLC | 49874665 |
| 133 21 | |
| LC Class | Q172.5.P77 S48 2002 |
| Preceded by | Cycling: Endurance and Speed |
| Followed by | Teach Your Child Math and Mathemagics |
Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time is a 1997 book by science writer Michael Shermer. The foreword was written by Stephen Jay Gould.