Includes bibliographical references (pages [439]-448) and index.
Contents
Preface: My teachers -- The most precious thing -- Science and hope -- The man in the moon and the face on mars -- Aliens -- Spoofing and secrecy -- Hallucinations -- The demon-haunted world -- On the distinction between true and false visions -- Therapy -- The dragon in my garage -- The city of grief -- The fine art of baloney detection -- Obsessed with reality -- Antiscience -- Newton's sleep -- When scientists know sin -- The marriage of skepticism and wonder -- The wind makes dust -- No such things as a dumb question -- House on fire (written with Ann Druyan) -- The path to freedom (written with Ann Druyan) -- Significance junkies -- Maxwell and the nerds -- Science and witchcraft (written with Ann Druyan) -- Real patriots ask questions (written with Ann Druyan).
