Vaccines that cause autism, stars that decide characters and destinies, sugar pills that alleviate incurable diseases, and an Earth as flat as a plate. Pseudoscience has left behind the time of fake diplomas hanging on the walls of invented clinics. Now it is more subtle: it has appropriated scientific language, speaks from the loudspeakers of power, and, often, makes money. Where is the border between science and pseudoscience, why even educated people end up believing falsehoods, and how they can be fought are some of the questions addressed by biologist Jaume Bertranpetit and physicist and historian of science Xavier Roqué at the debate The keys to pseudoscience, organized by the newspaper ARA and the Institute for Catalan Studies (IEC) and moderated by the director of the ARA science supplement, Cristina Sáez.

Scientists who believe in ghosts, billionaires trying to figure out if the universe is a video game simulation, and sports stars searching for ways to harness cosmic energy. These are some of the stories featured in the book. The theory of everything else (Captain Swing). These are compiled by journalist and writer Dan Schreiber and, beyond being an entertaining journey through utterly delusional beliefs, they also serve to show how some of the people who have made groundbreaking discoveries in the scientific field simultaneously believe in surreal theories.

It may seem silly. It is the tapping, a self-help technique that involves using fingertips to perform acupressure while counteracting negative emotions with breathing exercises and positive affirmations. A technique that has generated skepticism among some mental health professionals.