Collected essays from bestselling author Michael Shermer's celebrated columns in Scientific American.

Praise for "Skeptic" Dense with facts, convincing arguments, and curious statistics, this is an ingenious collection of light entertainment for readers who believe that explaining stuff is a good idea. " Kirkus ""Shermer makes a strong case for the value of the scientific endeavor and the power of rational thinking in 75 brief essays....Each entry is insightful, informative, and entertaining."" Publishers Weekly""Since those old Scientific American issues have been recycled, revive the popular Shermer's writings with this collection."" Booklist""

Michael Shermer is the author of "The Moral Arc, Why People Believe Weird Things," "The Believing Brain," and eight other books on the evolution of human beliefs and behavior. He is the founding publisher of "Skeptic" magazine, the editor of Skeptic.com, a monthly columnist for "Scientific American," and Presidential Fellow at Chapman University. He lives in Southern California.