Reviews Science & Society ‘Pseudoscience’ digs into the allure and dangers of believing fake science A new book digs into history’s most common scientific myths and why people are eager to believe them Ley lines are imaginary straight lines on maps thought to connect archaeological landmarks and even conduct mystical energy across Earth. Such pseudoscience is the subject of a new book. Alfred Watkins/Wikimedia Commons By Sibani Ram 30 seconds ago Pseudoscience Lydia Kang and Nate PedersenWorkman Publishing Company, $25 Have you ever taken a personality test seriously? Or maybe you’ve wondered if you could freeze yourself in liquid nitrogen to help revitalize your body postmortem? Human tendencies to believe in such scientific myths are anything but uncommon. In their latest collaboration, Pseudoscience, internal medicine physician Lydia Kang and historian Nate Pedersen examine such myths from the past and present and scrutinize the evidence (or lack thereof) behind them. Through conversational and entertaining prose, the pair explores why people can be so eager to believe the unbelievable — and the very real dangers of doing so. Sign up for our newsletter We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.