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The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
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really liked it
bookshelves: read2018, audiobook, science, science-september

Though a bit dated because of its original publication date in the late 90s (see this review for a few updates, the pleas for facts, scientific method, and science scholarship are timeless. I downloaded the audio because the narration duties are shared between Seth Macfarlane and Cary Elwes, with an introduction by Sagan's last wife in her own voice. (The audio production is much more recent, 2017.... I suspect the whole fake news thing may have inspired it!)

Sagan takes on many issues of pseudoscience, at times directly debunking, at other times suggesting the logical questions to ask that might lead to better conclusions. Alien abductions, UFOs, crop circles, fairies, etc.

This was a great pick for Science September!

"We cannot have science in bits and pieces!"

"If we have no idea of the answer, we can... take the child to the library... every question is a cry to understand the world."
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September 17, 2018 – Started Reading
September 17, 2018 – Shelved
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September 22, 2018 – Shelved as: read2018
September 22, 2018 – Shelved as: audiobook
September 22, 2018 – Shelved as: science
September 22, 2018 – Shelved as: science-september
September 22, 2018 – Finished Reading

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