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The Heretics

Adventures with the Enemies of Science

Author: Will Storr and Ben Allen  

A fascinating work of investigative journalism exploring some of our most outlandish belief systems.

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A fascinating work of investigative journalism exploring some of our most outlandish belief systems.

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Why do obviously intelligent people believe things in spite of the evidence against them?Will Storr has travelled across the world to meet an extraordinary cast of modern heretics in order to answer this question. He goes on a tour of Holocaust sites with David Irving and a band of neo-Nazis, experiences his own murder during 'past-life regression' hypnosis, takes part in a mass homeopathic overdose, and investigates a new disease affecting tens of thousands of people - a disease that doesn't actually exist.Using a unique mix of personal memoir, investigative journalism and the latest research from neuroscience and experimental psychology, Storr reveals why the facts just won't convince some people, and how the neurological 'hero-maker' inside all of us can so easily lead to self-deception and science-denial. The Heretics will change the way you think about thinking.

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Critic Reviews

'Very valuable, and a great read to boot, this is investigative journalism of the highest order.' -- The Independent
‘I loved it ... funny, serious, richly vivid ... Read this book.' -- The Daily Telegraph
'Storr takes his personal experiences on a Louis-Theroux type ride ... [and] opens up his life as another source of irrationality, leading the reader to question their own core beliefs.; -- Stylist

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About the Author

Will Storr is a longform journalist and novelist. His features have appeared in various publications, including the Guardian, Sunday Times, Observer, Esquire, New Yorker and the Sydney Morning Herald. He is a contributing editor at Esquire magazine. He has been named New Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year, and has won a National Press Club award for excellence. In 2012, he was presented with the One World Press award and the Amnesty International award for his work for the Observer on sexual violence against men. In 2013, his BBC radio series ‘An Unspeakable Act’ won the AIB award for best investigative documentary. Born and bred in Somerset, Ben has worked predominantly in theatre since graduating from drama school, including a number one tour with ATG as well as All's Well That Ends Well and The History Boys at the National Theatre. He has worked on a number of projects, including a podcast for David Nicholls's One Day, Learning English as a Foreign Language for Dummies, It’s a Guy Thing, Afternoon Reading for BBC Radio 4 and CAE for Cambridge Esol.

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Product Details

Publisher
Bolinda Publishing | Bolinda/Macmillan Audio
Published
28th April 2019
ISBN
9781529018776

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