About the Author

David J. Hess is associate professor of cultural anthropology in the Department of Science and Technology Studies at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of Spiritists and Scientists and coeditor of Knowledge and Society Vol. 9: The Anthropology of Science and Technology.

Reviews

"Science in the New Age is engaging, concise, and entertaining. It is fascinating to watch parapsychologists play 'more-scientific-than-thou' when dealing with New Agers, and then to watch the skeptics play the same game with parapsychologists. To see these tactics emerge from Prometheus Books on one hand, and Shirley MacLaine on the other, is startling at first, but, with the many well-chosen illustrations, Hess is convincing."--Thomas Gieryn, Indiana University