The Demon-Haunted World
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
– 1841 book by Charles Mackay
Junk science
– Scientific data, research, or analysis considered to be spurious or fraudulent
LessWrong
– Rationality-focused community blog
Pathological science
– Research into why people are tricked into false results
Rationalism
– Philosophical view regarding reason and knowledge
The Demon-Haunted World - Wikipedia