Media1996

Carl Sagan publishes 'The Demon-Haunted World'

When: 1996
Sources: 2 public sources

Carl Sagan, author of 'The Demon-Haunted World' Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Astronomer Carl Sagan's book on scientific skepticism used UFO and alien abduction claims as central case studies, attributing reported encounters to hallucination, misidentification, hoaxes and therapists' influence, and comparing abduction stories with older demon lore.

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PressThe Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (review) (opens in a new tab)Publishers Weekly / 1996-03-04
PressFacts fail to banish spirits, wholly (review by Philip W. Anderson) (opens in a new tab)Times Higher Education / 1996-05-24

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