The Hundredth Monkey takes its title from philosopher Ron Amundsons expose of the Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon, a claim about collective consciousness. Forty-three essays by thirty-nine authors, including Isaac Asimov, Martin Gardner, Carl Sagan, Ray Hyman, Paul Kurtz, and James Randi, examine aspects of paranormal and fringe-science beliefs from an authoritative, scientific point of view. The penetrating and entertaining essays, many with timely postscripts, are grouped into nine categories:- Understanding Human Need – Examining Popular Claims- Encouraging Critical Thinking – Medical Controversies- Evaluating the Anomalous Experience – Astrology- Considering Parapsychology – Crashed Saucer Claims- Controversies Within Science Scientists and scholars discuss the burden of skepticism and the delicate balance between a creative openness to new ideas and the relentless scrutiny of new claims. A classic source book for scientifically responsible explanations of controversies, hoaxes, bizarre mysteries, and popular cultural myths.