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title: "Francis Wheen"
date: "2007-05-30T00:00:00+01:00"
modified: "2007-05-30T00:00:00+01:00"
url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/contributors/francis-wheen/"
post_id: 3262
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# Francis Wheen

Francis Wheen is a British journalist, writer and broadcaster. He is author of a number of books including, How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World: A Short History of Modern Delusions (Fouth Estate, 2004) and Strange Days Indeed: The Golden Age of Paranoia (Fourth Estate, 2009)