Regal, Brian

Traces the history of the study of human evolution through the many debates that surround popular theories and figures from the first natural philosophers to the present.

Discusses various controversial topics in the realm of pseudoscience, including homeopathy, astrology, dousing, and werewolves, covering how the scientific method works and how to analyze evidence in order to establish the characteristics of scientific, versus unscientific, data.

Presents an overview of the development of radio, from the history of electronics, to the invention of vacuum tubes, transistors, and microchips, and includes discussion of the influence of radio as a cultural phenomenon.