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The Demon-Haunted World Science as a Candle in the Dark

Carl Sagan

Are we on the brink of a new Dark Age of irrationality and superstition? In this stirring, brilliantly argued book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Dragons of Eden and Cosmos shows how scientific thinking can cut through prejudice and hysteria and uncover the truth, and how it is necessary...

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A favorite book of Brian Cox, this work was referenced when discussing the failure of society to provide citizens with access to truly fascinating mysteries, instead leaving them prone to misinformation. Cox recounted a story Sagan told about a cab driver asking him about UFOs and Atlantis, which Sagan interpreted as a sign of educational failure.

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To go back to Carl Sagan, you know, one of my favorite books is The Demon Haunted World.

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A favorite book of Brian Cox, this work was referenced when discussing the failure of society to provide citizens with access to truly fascinating mysteries, instead leaving them prone to misinformation. Cox recounted a story Sagan told about a cab driver asking him about UFOs and Atlantis, which Sagan interpreted as a sign of educational failure.

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To go back to Carl Sagan, you know, one of my favorite books is The Demon Haunted World.

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